Brahmanda Purana — Anushanga Pada, Shloka 84
Prajāpati-vaṃśānukīrtana — Genealogical Enumeration of Progenitors
Dharma’s Line and the Sādhyas
Devanagari script
सात्त्विकी पौरुषी या तु सा तनुः पालिका स्मृता / राजसी ब्रह्मणो या तु मारीचः कश्यपो ऽभवत्
Transliteration
sāttvikī pauruṣī yā tu sā tanuḥ pālikā smṛtā / rājasī brahmaṇo yā tu mārīcaḥ kaśyapo 'bhavat
Translation
The sāttvic Pauruṣī body is remembered as the protector. And from Brahmā’s rājasic body arose Marīci and Kaśyapa.
Word by Word
sāttvikīsāttvika (of goodness)
sāttvikī:
Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootsāttvikī (प्रातिपदिक)
FormStrīliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana; quality adjective (सत्त्वगुणसम्बन्धिनी)
pauruṣīPauruṣī
pauruṣī:
Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootpauruṣī (प्रातिपदिक)
FormStrīliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana
yāwhich
yā:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootyad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
FormStrīliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana; relative pronoun
tubut/and
tu:
Sambandha-bodhaka (सम्बन्धसूचक)
TypeIndeclinable
Roottu (अव्यय)
FormAvyaya; particle
sāshe
sā:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Roottad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
FormStrīliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana
tanuḥbody/form
tanuḥ:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Roottanu (प्रातिपदिक)
FormStrīliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana
pālikāprotector
pālikā:
Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootpālikā (प्रातिपदिक)
FormStrīliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana; agent noun 'protector' (पालिका)
smṛtāis called/considered
smṛtā:
Kriyā (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootsmṛ (धातु) + ta (कृत्)
FormPPP (क्त) predicative; Strīliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana; 'is said'
rājasīrājasa
rājasī:
Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootrājasī (प्रातिपदिक)
FormStrīliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana
brahmaṇaḥof Brahmā
brahmaṇaḥ:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
TypeNoun
Rootbrahman (प्रातिपदिक)
FormPuṃliṅga, Ṣaṣṭhī, Ekavacana; 'of Brahmā'
yāwhich
yā:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootyad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
FormStrīliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana
tubut/and
tu:
Sambandha-bodhaka (सम्बन्धसूचक)
TypeIndeclinable
Roottu (अव्यय)
FormAvyaya; particle
mārīcaḥMārīca
mārīcaḥ:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootmārīca (प्रातिपदिक)
FormPuṃliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana; proper noun
kaśyapaḥKaśyapa
kaśyapaḥ:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootkaśyapa (प्रातिपदिक)
FormPuṃliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana; proper noun
abhavatbecame/was
abhavat:
Kriyā (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootbhū (धातु)
FormLaṅ-lakāra (Imperfect/past/अनद्यतनभूत), Prathama-puruṣa (3rd), Ekavacana