Brahmanda Purana — Anushanga Pada, Shloka 173
Gāndharva-lakṣaṇa
Traits/Classification of the Gandharvas) and Royal-Genealogical Continuities (Vamśa-prasaṅga
Devanagari script
अयुतायोस्तु दायाद ऋतुपर्णो महायशाः / दिव्याक्षहृदयज्ञो ऽसौ राजा नलसखो बली
Transliteration
ayutāyostu dāyāda ṛtuparṇo mahāyaśāḥ / divyākṣahṛdayajño 'sau rājā nalasakho balī
Translation
Ayutāyu’s heir was the greatly renowned Ṛtuparṇa; he knew the inner secret of the divine dice, a mighty king and friend of Nala.
Word by Word
ayutāyoḥof Ayutāyu
ayutāyoḥ:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
TypeNoun
Rootayutāyu (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Singular (ending -oḥ as per u-stem)
tubut/and
tu:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
TypeIndeclinable
Roottu (अव्यय)
FormParticle/conjunction (वाक्य-सम्बन्धक)
dāyādaḥheir/descendant
dāyādaḥ:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootdāyāda (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular
ṛtuparṇaḥṚtuparṇa
ṛtuparṇaḥ:
Samānādhikaraṇa (समानाधिकरण/apposition)
TypeNoun
Rootṛtuparṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (proper name)
mahā-yaśāḥgreatly renowned
mahā-yaśāḥ:
Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootmahā (प्रातिपदिक) + yaśas (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular; कर्मधारय: 'great in fame'
divya-akṣa-hṛdaya-jñaḥknower of the secret of divine dice
divya-akṣa-hṛdaya-jñaḥ:
Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootdivya (प्रातिपदिक) + akṣa (प्रातिपदिक) + hṛdaya (प्रातिपदिक) + jña (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular; तत्पुरुष: divya-akṣa = 'divine dice' + hṛdaya = 'secret/heart' + jña = 'knower'
asauthat (man), he
asau:
Samānādhikaraṇa (समानाधिकरण)
TypeNoun
Rootadas (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular; demonstrative pronoun
rājāking
rājā:
Samānādhikaraṇa (समानाधिकरण)
TypeNoun
Rootrājan (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular
nala-sakhaḥfriend of Nala
nala-sakhaḥ:
Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootnala (प्रातिपदिक) + sakha (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular; तत्पुरुष: 'friend of Nala'
balīstrong
balī:
Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootbalin (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular