Brahmanda Purana — Anushanga Pada, Shloka 125
Gāndharva-lakṣaṇa
Traits/Classification of the Gandharvas) and Royal-Genealogical Continuities (Vamśa-prasaṅga
Devanagari script
किमर्थं वा शकादीनां क्षत्रियाणां महौजसाम् / धर्मान्कुलोचितान्क्रुद्धो राजा निरसदच्युतः
Transliteration
kimarthaṃ vā śakādīnāṃ kṣatriyāṇāṃ mahaujasām / dharmānkulocitānkruddho rājā nirasadacyutaḥ
Translation
Why did the king, steadfast like Acyuta, in anger set aside the clan-ordained dharmas of the mighty Kṣatriyas—Śakas and the rest?
Word by Word
kimarthamfor what reason
kimartham:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/interrogative)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootkim-artha (प्रातिपदिक)
Formअव्ययीभाव-समास; प्रश्नार्थक-क्रियाविशेषण (interrogative adverb: for what purpose)
vāor
vā:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootvā (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; विकल्पार्थक-निपात (disjunctive particle: or/indeed)
śakādīnāmof the Śakas and others
śakādīnām:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/genitive)
TypeNoun
Rootśaka-ādi (प्रातिपदिक)
Formतत्पुरुष-समास (शकाः आदयः येषाम्); पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), बहुवचन
kṣatriyāṇāmof the Kṣatriyas
kṣatriyāṇām:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
TypeNoun
Rootkṣatriya (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), बहुवचन
mahaujasāmof great vigor
mahaujasām:
Visheshana (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootmahā-ojas (प्रातिपदिक)
Formकर्मधारय-समास (महच्च तत् ओजः); पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), बहुवचन; विशेषण
dharmānduties/laws
dharmān:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootdharma (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), बहुवचन
kulocitānproper to (their) lineage
kulocitān:
Visheshana (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootkula-ucita (प्रातिपदिक)
Formतत्पुरुष-समास (कुलस्य उचितः); पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), बहुवचन; विशेषण
kruddhaḥangry
kruddhaḥ:
Karta (कर्ता/apposition)
TypeAdjective
Rootkruddha (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; विशेषण
rājāthe king
rājā:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootrājan (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन
nirasatremoved, abolished
nirasat:
Kriya (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootni-ras (धातु)
Formलङ् (Imperfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन
acyutaḥthe unfailing one (epithet)
acyutaḥ:
Karta (कर्ता/apposition)
TypeAdjective
Rootacyuta (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; विशेषण (epithet)