Brahmanda Purana — Anushanga Pada, Shloka 190
Mauneya Devagandharva–Apsaras Vamsha-Kirtana
Catalogue of Mauneya Gandharvas and Apsarases
Devanagari script
यष्टारः सर्वयज्ञानां सहस्रशतदक्षिणाः / मुकुटैः कुण्डलैर्हारैः केयूरैः समलङ्कृताः
Transliteration
yaṣṭāraḥ sarvayajñānāṃ sahasraśatadakṣiṇāḥ / mukuṭaiḥ kuṇḍalairhāraiḥ keyūraiḥ samalaṅkṛtāḥ
Translation
They were performers of every yajña, bestowing gifts of thousands and hundreds as dakṣiṇā; adorned with crowns, earrings, garlands, and armlets.
Word by Word
yaṣṭāraḥsacrificers/performers (of sacrifices)
yaṣṭāraḥ:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootyaṣṭṛ (कृदन्त; √yaj, तृच्)
FormAgent noun (तृच्), Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा) Plural (बहुवचन)
sarva-yajñānāmof all sacrifices
sarva-yajñānām:
Ṣaṣṭhī-sambandha (षष्ठीसम्बन्ध)
TypeNoun
Rootsarva + yajña (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Genitive (षष्ठी) Plural (बहुवचन)
sahasra-śata-dakṣiṇāḥhaving gifts (dakṣiṇā) of a thousand and a hundred (i.e., very large)
sahasra-śata-dakṣiṇāḥ:
Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootsahasra + śata + dakṣiṇā (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा) Plural (बहुवचन); dvigu compound indicating measure/number of dakṣiṇā
mukuṭaiḥwith crowns
mukuṭaiḥ:
Karaṇa (करण)
TypeNoun
Rootmukuṭa (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Instrumental (तृतीया) Plural (बहुवचन)
kuṇḍalaiḥwith earrings
kuṇḍalaiḥ:
Karaṇa (करण)
TypeNoun
Rootkuṇḍala (प्रातिपदिक)
FormNeuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Instrumental (तृतीया) Plural (बहुवचन)
hāraiḥwith necklaces/garlands
hāraiḥ:
Karaṇa (करण)
TypeNoun
Roothāra (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Instrumental (तृतीया) Plural (बहुवचन)
keyūraiḥwith armlets
keyūraiḥ:
Karaṇa (करण)
TypeNoun
Rootkeyūra (प्रातिपदिक)
FormNeuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Instrumental (तृतीया) Plural (बहुवचन)
samalaṅkṛtāḥadorned
samalaṅkṛtāḥ:
Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootsam-alaṅkṛta (कृदन्त; √kṛ with alam+sam-, क्त)
FormPast participle (क्त), Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा) Plural (बहुवचन); predicate adjective