Brahmanda Purana — Anushanga Pada, Shloka 43
Vṛṣṇivaṃśa–Anukīrtana (Enumeration of the Vṛṣṇi Lineage) — Questions on Viṣṇu’s Human Descent
Devanagari script
देवा हुताशनप्राणाः प्राणो ऽग्नेर्मधुसूदनः / रसाच्छोणितसंभूतिः शोणितान्मासमुच्यते
Transliteration
devā hutāśanaprāṇāḥ prāṇo 'gnermadhusūdanaḥ / rasācchoṇitasaṃbhūtiḥ śoṇitānmāsamucyate
Translation
The Devas are the Prāṇa of Hutāśana (Agni), and Agni’s Prāṇa is Madhusūdana (Viṣṇu). From rasa arises śoṇita (blood), and from śoṇita is said to come māṃsa (flesh).
Word by Word
devāḥgods
devāḥ:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootdeva (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन
hutāśana-prāṇāḥhaving fire as their life-breath
hutāśana-prāṇāḥ:
Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Roothutāśana (प्रातिपदिक) + prāṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
Formतत्पुरुष-समास (षष्ठी: ‘of fire’); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन
prāṇaḥvital breath
prāṇaḥ:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootprāṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन
agneḥof Agni (fire)
agneḥ:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
TypeNoun
Rootagni (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन
madhu-sūdanaḥMadhusūdana (Vishnu/Krishna)
madhu-sūdanaḥ:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootmadhu (प्रातिपदिक) + sūdana (प्रातिपदिक)
Formतत्पुरुष-समास (कर्मधारय/उपपद-तत्पुरुष: ‘slayer of Madhu’); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन
rasātfrom essence/juice
rasāt:
Apādāna (अपादान)
TypeNoun
Rootrasa (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (Ablative/5th), एकवचन
śoṇita-saṃbhūtiḥorigin/production of blood
śoṇita-saṃbhūtiḥ:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootśoṇita (प्रातिपदिक) + saṃbhūti (प्रातिपदिक)
Formतत्पुरुष-समास (षष्ठी: ‘of blood’); स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन
śoṇitātfrom blood
śoṇitāt:
Apādāna (अपादान)
TypeNoun
Rootśoṇita (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (Ablative/5th), एकवचन
māsaḥflesh/meat
māsaḥ:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootmāsa (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन
ucyateis said/is called
ucyate:
Kriyā (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootvac (धातु)
Formलट्-लकार (Present), कर्मणि-प्रयोग (Passive), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd), एकवचन