Brahmanda Purana — Anushanga Pada, Shloka 17
Vamśānukramaṇikā: Varuṇa–Kali Descendants and the Naiṛta Grahas
Genealogical Catalogue
Devanagari script
विश्वकर्मा सुरस्तस्या जातः शिल्पिप्रजापतिः / त्वष्टा विराजो रूपाणि धर्मपौत्र उदारधीः
Transliteration
viśvakarmā surastasyā jātaḥ śilpiprajāpatiḥ / tvaṣṭā virājo rūpāṇi dharmapautra udāradhīḥ
Translation
From that Sura was born Viśvakarmā, the Prajāpati of artisans. And Tvaṣṭā, who fashioned the forms of Virāj—Dharma’s grandson, of noble and generous intellect.
Word by Word
viśvakarmāViśvakarman
viśvakarmā:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootviśvakarman (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; समासः—विश्व + कर्मन् (तत्पुरुष)
suraḥa god/deva
suraḥ:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootsura (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन
tasyāḥof her
tasyāḥ:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
TypeNoun
Roottad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन
jātaḥwas born
jātaḥ:
Kriya (क्रिया/Predicative)
TypeVerb
Rootjan (धातु) + jāta (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
Formभूतकृदन्त (क्त/PPP), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; अर्थे—'born/produced' (finite copular sense)
śilpi-prajāpatiḥthe artisan Prajāpati
śilpi-prajāpatiḥ:
Viśeṣya/Predicate (विशेष्य/उपपद-विशेषणवत्)
TypeNoun
Rootśilpin + prajāpati (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; समासः—शिल्पिन् + प्रजापति (तत्पुरुष)
tvaṣṭāTvaṣṭṛ
tvaṣṭā:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Roottvaṣṭṛ (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन
virājaḥof Virāj
virājaḥ:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
TypeNoun
Rootvirāj (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन (विराजः = विराजाः)
rūpāṇiforms
rūpāṇi:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootrūpa (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), बहुवचन
dharma-pautraḥgrandson of Dharma
dharma-pautraḥ:
Viśeṣya/Predicate (विशेष्य/उपपद-विशेषणवत्)
TypeNoun
Rootdharma + pautra (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; समासः—धर्मस्य पौत्रः (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष)
udāra-dhīḥof noble intellect
udāra-dhīḥ:
Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootudāra + dhī (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; समासः—उदारा धीः यस्य (कर्मधारय)