Brahmanda Purana — Anushanga Pada, Shloka 53
Vaivasvata-Manuputra Vamsha and the Marutta–Samvarta Episode
Genealogical Catalogue
Devanagari script
नागादृष्टिविषागीतानोपसर्पन्तिमूर्छनाः / नानासाधारमश्चैववडवात्रिविदस्तथा
Transliteration
nāgādṛṣṭiviṣāgītānopasarpantimūrchanāḥ / nānāsādhāramaścaivavaḍavātrividastathā
Translation
In accord with the nāga’s gaze and the song of poison, the mūrchanā draw near; they are manifold, uncommon, and are also spoken of as the threefold vaḍavā.
Word by Word
nāgafrom/caused by a serpent
nāga:
Apādāna (अपादान)
TypeNoun
Rootnāga (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Ablative (5th/पञ्चमी), Singular (एकवचन) ṣaṣhī-tatpurusha first member in compound-context
dƵṣƵiglance; sight
dƵṣƵi:
Viṣeṣya (विशेष्य/compound member)
TypeNoun
RootdƵṣƵi (प्रातिपदिक)
FormFeminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन) as compound member
viṣapoison
viṣa:
Viṣeṣya (विशेष्य/compound member)
TypeNoun
Rootviṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
FormNeuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन) as compound member
gītasung; chanted
gīta:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeAdjective
Rootgīta (कृदन्त; √gai/गै ḍātu, क्त)
FormPast passive participle (क्त), Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Plural (बहुवचन) qualifying implied 'alaṅkārān'
upasarpantithey approach; they creep near
upasarpanti:
Kriyā (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootupa-√sƵp (उप+सृप् ḍātu)
FormLaṭ-lakāra (लट्, present), Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Plural (बहुवचन)
mūrchanāḥmūrchanās (musical modes/intonations)
mūrchanāḥ:
Kartā (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootmūrchanā (प्रातिपदिक)
FormFeminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural (बहुवचन)
nānāvarious; many kinds of
nānā:
Viṣeṣaṇa (विशेषण-भाव)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootnānā (अव्यय/प्रातिपदिक-प्रयोग)
FormIndeclinable (अव्यय), distributive/adverbial usage
sādhāramcommon; shared
sādhāram:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeAdjective
Rootsādhāra (प्रातिपदिक)
FormNeuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन) (used adverbially/elliptically)
caand
ca:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootca (अव्यय)
FormConjunction (समुच्चयबोधक)
evaindeed; just
eva:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
TypeIndeclinable
Rooteva (अव्यय)
FormParticle (निपात), emphasis
vaḍavā-trividaḥof three kinds (called) vaḍavā
vaḍavā-trividaḥ:
Viṣeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootvaḍavā + tri + vida (प्रातिपदिक)
FormTatpuruṣa (तत्पुरुष) compound; Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural (बहुवचन) qualifying 'mūrchanāḥ'
tathāthus; likewise
tathā:
Kriyāviṣeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
TypeIndeclinable
Roottathā (अव्यय)
FormIndeclinable adverb (क्रियाविशेषण)