Brahmanda Purana — Anushanga Pada, Shloka 14
Mauneya Devagandharva–Apsaras Vamsha-Kirtana
Catalogue of Mauneya Gandharvas and Apsarases
Devanagari script
पञ्चचूडास्त्विमा विद्यादेवमप्सरसो दश / मेनका सहजन्या च पर्णिनी पुञ्जिकस्थला
Transliteration
pañcacūḍāstvimā vidyādevamapsaraso daśa / menakā sahajanyā ca parṇinī puñjikasthalā
Translation
Among them, know the one called Pañcacūḍā; thus ten Apsarases are recounted—Menakā, Sahajanyā, Parṇinī, and Puñjikasthalā.
Word by Word
pañcacūḍāḥthe five Cūḍās (group of five)
pañcacūḍāḥ:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootpañca-cūḍā (प्रातिपदिक)
FormStrīliṅga, Prathamā, Bahuvacana; dvigu compound ‘five (named) Cūḍā-s’ (group name)
tuindeed/but
tu:
Discourse particle (निपात)
TypeIndeclinable
Roottu (अव्यय)
FormParticle (निपात), emphasis/contrast
imāḥthese
imāḥ:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootidam (प्रातिपदिक)
FormStrīliṅga, Prathamā, Bahuvacana; demonstrative pronoun ‘these’
vidyātshould know
vidyāt:
Kriyā (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√vid (विद्) (धातु)
FormVidhiliṅ lakāra (विधिलिङ्, optative), Prathama puruṣa (3rd), Ekavacana; Parasmaipada; ‘one should know’ (impersonal/elliptic subject)
evamthus/in this way
evam:
Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootevam (अव्यय)
FormAdverb (क्रियाविशेषण)
apsarasaḥapsarases
apsarasaḥ:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootapsaras (प्रातिपदिक)
FormStrīliṅga, Prathamā, Bahuvacana; ‘Apsarases’
daśaten
daśa:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeAdjective
Rootdaśa (प्रातिपदिक/संख्या)
FormNumeral used adjectivally; Prathamā, Bahuvacana (agreeing with apsarasaḥ)
menakāMenakā
menakā:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootmenakā (प्रातिपदिक)
FormStrīliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana; proper name
sahajanyāSahajanyā
sahajanyā:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootsaha-janyā (प्रातिपदिक)
FormStrīliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana; tatpuruṣa ‘born together/companion-born’ (name)
caand
ca:
Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootca (अव्यय)
FormConjunction (समुच्चयबोधक)
parṇinīParṇinī
parṇinī:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootparṇinī (प्रातिपदिक)
FormStrīliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana; proper name
puñjikasthalāPuñjikasthalā
puñjikasthalā:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootpuñjika-sthalā (प्रातिपदिक)
FormStrīliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana; tatpuruṣa proper name