Brahmanda Purana — Anushanga Pada, Shloka 15
Gāndharva-lakṣaṇa
Traits/Classification of the Gandharvas) and Royal-Genealogical Continuities (Vamśa-prasaṅga
Devanagari script
वसिष्ठं चोदयामास मांस प्रोक्षयतामिति / तथेति चोदितो राज्ञा विधिवत्तदुपस्थितम्
Transliteration
vasiṣṭhaṃ codayāmāsa māṃsa prokṣayatāmiti / tatheti codito rājñā vidhivattadupasthitam
Translation
The king urged Vasiṣṭha: “Perform the prokṣaṇa—the purifying sprinkling—upon the meat.” Thus commanded by the king, Vasiṣṭha replied “So be it,” and duly carried it out according to rite.
Word by Word
वसिष्ठम्Vasiṣṭha (as object)
वसिष्ठम्:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootवसिष्ठ (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन
चोदयामासurged/commanded
चोदयामास:
Kriya (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootचुद् (धातु)
Formलिट्-लकार (Perfect), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; णिच् (causative) ‘caused to do/urged’
मांसम्meat
मांसम्:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootमांस (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन
प्रोक्षयताम्let (the two) sprinkle
प्रोक्षयताम्:
Kriya (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootप्र + उक्ष् (धातु)
Formलोट्-लकार (Imperative), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), द्विवचन; ‘let the two sprinkle’
इतिthus
इति:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइति (अव्यय)
Formउक्त्यर्थक-अव्यय (quotative particle)
तथाso
तथा:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतथा (अव्यय)
Formप्रकारवाचक-अव्यय (so/in that manner)
इतिthus
इति:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइति (अव्यय)
Formउक्त्यर्थक-अव्यय (quotative)
चोदितःhaving been instructed
चोदितः:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeVerb
Rootचुद् (धातु)
Formक्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकृदन्त (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; ‘having been urged’
राज्ञाby the king
राज्ञा:
Karana (करण)
TypeNoun
Rootराजन् (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन
विधिवत्according to the rite
विधिवत्:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/adverbial)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootविधिवत् (अव्यय)
Formप्रकारवाचक-अव्यय (adverb: according to rule)
तत्that (thing/act)
तत्:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन
उपस्थितम्was made ready/presented
उपस्थितम्:
Kriya (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootउप + स्था (धातु)
Formक्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकृदन्त (past participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन