Brahmanda Purana — Anushanga Pada, Shloka 22
Mauneya Devagandharva–Apsaras Vamsha-Kirtana
Catalogue of Mauneya Gandharvas and Apsarases
Devanagari script
गभस्तिभिश्च सोमस्य जज्ञिरे कुरवः शुभाः / यज्ञोत्पन्ना स्रुचो नाम कुशवत्यां च बर्हयः
Transliteration
gabhastibhiśca somasya jajñire kuravaḥ śubhāḥ / yajñotpannā sruco nāma kuśavatyāṃ ca barhayaḥ
Translation
From the beams of Soma were born the auspicious Kuravas; from the sacrifice (yajña) arose those called Sruc; and in Kuśavatī were born the Varhayas.
Word by Word
gabhastibhiḥby the rays
gabhastibhiḥ:
Karaṇa (करण/Instrument)
TypeNoun
Rootgabhasti (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental, 3rd), बहुवचन
caand
ca:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootca (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय, समुच्चयबोधक
somasyaof Soma (Moon)
somasya:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
TypeNoun
Rootsoma (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन
jajñirewere born/arose
jajñire:
Kriyā (क्रिया/Predicate)
TypeVerb
Root√jan (जने धातु)
Formलिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन; आत्मनेपद (Ātmanepada)
kuravaḥKuravas
kuravaḥ:
Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
TypeNoun
Rootkurava (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन
śubhāḥauspicious/beautiful
śubhāḥ:
Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootśubha (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; विशेषण (to kuravaḥ)
yajña-utpannāḥborn from the sacrifice
yajña-utpannāḥ:
Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootyajña (प्रातिपदिक) + utpanna (कृदन्त; √pad/√pat with ut-; ‘arisen’)
Formतत्पुरुष-समास (source: ‘from sacrifice’), भूतकृदन्त (PPP), स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; विशेषण (to srucaḥ)
srucaḥSrucas
srucaḥ:
Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
TypeNoun
Rootsruc (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; नाम (group-name)
nāmaby name
nāma:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Name-marker)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootnāma (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय, नामनिर्देशक (quotative/‘by name’)
kuśavatyāmin/at Kuśavatī
kuśavatyām:
Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण/Location)
TypeNoun
Rootkuśavatī (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative, 7th), एकवचन
caand
ca:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootca (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय, समुच्चयबोधक
barhayaḥBarhayas
barhayaḥ:
Karta (कर्ता/Subject; apposition/continuation)
TypeNoun
Rootbarhin/barhaya (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; नाम (group-name)