Brahmanda Purana — Anushanga Pada, Shloka 23
Mauneya Devagandharva–Apsaras Vamsha-Kirtana
Catalogue of Mauneya Gandharvas and Apsarases
Devanagari script
वारिजा ह्यमृतोत्पन्ना अमृता नामतः स्मृताः / वायूत्पनाना मुदा नाम भूमिजा मृगवस्तथा
Transliteration
vārijā hyamṛtotpannā amṛtā nāmataḥ smṛtāḥ / vāyūtpanānā mudā nāma bhūmijā mṛgavastathā
Translation
Those apsaras born of the lotus, arisen from amṛta, are remembered by the name “Amṛtā”. Those born of the wind are called “Mudā”, and those born of the earth are likewise called “Mṛgavā”.
Word by Word
vārijāḥwater-born (ones)
vārijāḥ:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootvārijā (प्रातिपदिक; vāri+ja)
FormStrīliṅga (f.), Prathamā vibhakti (Nominative, 1st), Bahuvacana (Plural)
hiindeed
hi:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Roothi (अव्यय)
FormNipāta/particle (emphasis/indeed)
amṛta-utpannāḥarisen from nectar
amṛta-utpannāḥ:
Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootamṛta (प्रातिपदिक) + utpanna (कृदन्त; √pad/√pat? here utpanna from √pad/√pat in sense 'arisen', conventional)
FormStrīliṅga (f.), Prathamā (Nom. 1st), Bahuvacana; Past passive participle (भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त) used adjectivally
amṛtāḥ(they are) Amṛtās
amṛtāḥ:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootamṛtā (प्रातिपदिक)
FormStrīliṅga (f.), Prathamā (Nom. 1st), Bahuvacana
nāmataḥby name
nāmataḥ:
Hetu/Prakāra (हेतु/प्रकार)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootnāmatas (अव्यय; from nāman)
FormAvyaya, adverbial (by name/nominally)
smṛtāḥare called/are known
smṛtāḥ:
Kriyā (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootsmṛta (कृदन्त; √smṛ स्मरणे)
FormPast passive participle (क्त), Strīliṅga (f.) Prathamā Bahuvacana agreeing with subject; passive sense 'are called/are remembered'
vāyu-utpannāḥborn of wind
vāyu-utpannāḥ:
Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootvāyu (प्रातिपदिक) + utpanna (कृदन्त)
FormStrīliṅga (f.), Prathamā, Bahuvacana; PPP used adjectivally
mudāMudā (name)
mudā:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootmudā (प्रातिपदिक)
FormStrīliṅga (f.), Prathamā (Nom. 1st), Ekavacana (Singular) (as a proper name)
nāmanamed
nāma:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootnāma (अव्यय)
FormAvyaya, particle indicating naming (iti-artha)
bhūmi-jāḥearth-born (ones)
bhūmi-jāḥ:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootbhūmi (प्रातिपदिक) + jā (प्रातिपदिक; from √jan)
FormStrīliṅga (f.), Prathamā, Bahuvacana
mṛgavaḥMṛgavās (name)
mṛgavaḥ:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootmṛgava (प्रातिपदिक)
FormStrīliṅga (f.), Prathamā, Bahuvacana (as a proper class/name)
tathālikewise
tathā:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Roottathā (अव्यय)
FormAvyaya, adverb (likewise/also)