Brahmanda Purana — Anushanga Pada, Shloka 29
Marut-Soma Boon and Nahusha–Yayati Lineage
Marutakanyā–Vamśa-varṇana
Devanagari script
स जरां प्राप्य राजर्षिर्ययातिर्नहुषात्मजः / पुत्रं श्रेष्टं वरिष्ठं च यदुमित्यब्रवीद्वचः
Transliteration
sa jarāṃ prāpya rājarṣiryayātirnahuṣātmajaḥ / putraṃ śreṣṭaṃ variṣṭhaṃ ca yadumityabravīdvacaḥ
Translation
When royal sage Yayāti, son of Nahuṣa, was overtaken by old age, he addressed his best and eldest son, saying: “Yadu!”
Word by Word
saḥhe
saḥ:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Roottad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
FormPronoun (सर्वनाम), Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)
jarāmold age
jarām:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootjarā (प्रातिपदिक)
FormFeminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)
prāpyahaving attained
prāpya:
Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
TypeVerb
Rootpra-āp (धातु)
FormKṛdanta: Absolutive/Gerund (क्त्वान्त, ल्यप्-प्रत्यय) from √āp with prefix pra-; 'having attained'
rājarṣiḥroyal sage
rājarṣiḥ:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootrājan + ṛṣi (प्रातिपदिक)
FormKarmadhāraya: 'rājā ca asau ṛṣiḥ'; Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)
yayātiḥYayāti
yayātiḥ:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootyayāti (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)
nahuṣātmajaḥson of Nahuṣa
nahuṣātmajaḥ:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootnahuṣa + ātmaja (प्रातिपदिक)
FormTatpuruṣa (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष): 'nahuṣasya ātmajaḥ'; Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)
putramson
putram:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootputra (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)
śreṣṭhambest
śreṣṭham:
Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootśreṣṭha (प्रातिपदिक)
FormAdjective (विशेषण), Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन); agrees with putram
variṣṭhammost excellent
variṣṭham:
Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootvariṣṭha (प्रातिपदिक)
FormAdjective (विशेषण), Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन); agrees with putram
caand
ca:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootca (अव्यय)
FormAvyaya (अव्यय), conjunction (समुच्चयबोधक)
yadumYadu
yadum:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootyadu (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)
itithus
iti:
Vākyaparisamāpti (वाक्यपरिसमाप्ति)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootiti (अव्यय)
FormAvyaya (अव्यय), quotative particle (इति-प्रयोग) marking direct speech
abravītsaid/spoke
abravīt:
Kriyā (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootbrū (धातु)
FormVerb (तिङन्त), Imperfect (लङ्), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन), Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद)
vacaḥwords/speech
vacaḥ:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootvacas (प्रातिपदिक)
FormNeuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन); object of abravīt