Brahmanda Purana — Anushanga Pada, Shloka 30
Mauneya Devagandharva–Apsaras Vamsha-Kirtana
Catalogue of Mauneya Gandharvas and Apsarases
Devanagari script
गायत्र्यादीनि छन्दांसि सौपर्णेयानि पक्षिणाः / व्यवहार्याणि सर्वाणि ऋजुसन्निहितानि च
Transliteration
gāyatryādīni chandāṃsi sauparṇeyāni pakṣiṇāḥ / vyavahāryāṇi sarvāṇi ṛjusannihitāni ca
Translation
The metres such as Gāyatrī and the rest, and the birds of the Sauparṇeya line—these all are held fit for practical use, present in a simple and straightforward way.
Word by Word
gāyatrī-ādīnibeginning with Gāyatrī
gāyatrī-ādīni:
Visheshana (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootgāyatrī (प्रातिपदिक) + ādi (प्रातिपदिक)
Formतत्पुरुष-समास (ādi = "beginning with"); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (1st/2nd), बहुवचन; "beginning with Gāyatrī"
chandāṃsimeters
chandāṃsi:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootchandas (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; "meters"
sauparṇeyāniof the Sauparṇeyas / pertaining to Garuḍa’s line
sauparṇeyāni:
Visheshana (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootsauparṇeya (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; तद्धित-विशेषण (patronymic/derivative): "belonging to Suparṇa/Garuḍa"
pakṣiṇāḥbirds
pakṣiṇāḥ:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootpakṣin (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; "birds"
vyavahāryāṇipractically usable
vyavahāryāṇi:
Visheshana (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootvyavahārya (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; विशेषण: "fit for use in dealings/usable"
sarvāṇiall
sarvāṇi:
Visheshana (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootsarva (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; सर्वनामसदृश-विशेषण: "all"
ṛju-sannihitāniproperly arranged/placed straight
ṛju-sannihitāni:
Visheshana (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootṛju (प्रातिपदिक) + sannihita (प्रातिपदिक; smṛ/ni+dhā? actually saṃ+ni+dhā PPP)
Formकर्मधारय-समास (ṛju = "straight/proper" qualifying sannihita = "placed/arranged"); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन
caand
ca:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootca (अव्यय)
Formसमुच्चयबोधक-अव्यय (conjunction)