Brahmanda Purana — Anushanga Pada, Shloka 3
इक्ष्वाकुवंशकीर्त्तनम्
Ikṣvāku Lineage Proclamation; Nimi–Mithilā/Videha Genealogy
Devanagari script
निमिर्नाम सुधर्मात्मा सर्वसत्त्वनमस्कृतः / आसीत्पुत्रो महाराज चैक्ष्वाकोर्भूरितेजसः
Transliteration
nimirnāma sudharmātmā sarvasattvanamaskṛtaḥ / āsītputro mahārāja caikṣvākorbhūritejasaḥ
Translation
O great king, there was one named Nimi—steadfast in noble dharma and revered by all beings—who was the son of the greatly radiant Ikṣvāku.
Word by Word
nimiḥNimi
nimiḥ:
Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
TypeNoun
Rootnimi (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन
nāmaby name
nāma:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Naming)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootnāman (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनाम-शब्दः अव्ययवत् (naming particle)
su-dharma-ātmāof virtuous nature
su-dharma-ātmā:
Karta (कर्ता/Qualifier of nimiḥ)
TypeAdjective
Rootsu + dharma + ātman (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; बहुव्रीहिः—‘सु-धर्मा आत्मा यस्य सः’ (whose nature is good righteousness)
sarva-sattva-namaskṛtaḥrevered by all beings
sarva-sattva-namaskṛtaḥ:
Karta (कर्ता/Qualifier of nimiḥ)
TypeAdjective
Rootsarva + sattva + namaskṛta (प्रातिपदिक; कृदन्त from √kṛ)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; तृतीया-तत्पुरुषः—‘सर्वैः सत्त्वैः नमस्कृतः’ (saluted by all beings); क्त-प्रत्ययान्त
āsītwas
āsīt:
Kriya (क्रिया/Verb)
TypeVerb
Root√as (धातु)
Formलङ् (Imperfect/Past), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन
putraḥson
putraḥ:
Karta (कर्ता/Predicate nominal)
TypeNoun
Rootputra (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; ‘nimiḥ’ इत्यस्य विधेय (predicate nominative)
mahā-rājaO great king
mahā-rāja:
Sambodhana (सम्बोधन/Vocative)
TypeNoun
Rootmahā + rāja (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/Vocative), एकवचन; कर्मधारयः
caand
ca:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Connector)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootca (अव्यय)
Formसमुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय (conjunction)
ikṣvākoḥof Ikṣvāku
ikṣvākoḥ:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
TypeNoun
Rootikṣvāku (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन
bhūri-tejasaḥof great splendor
bhūri-tejasaḥ:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Qualifier of ikṣvākoḥ)
TypeAdjective
Rootbhūri + tejas (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), एकवचन; कर्मधारय/तत्पुरुषभावः—‘भूरि तेजः यस्य’ इति विशेषणरूपेण ‘इक्ष्वाकोः’ विशेषणम्