Brahmanda Purana — Anushanga Pada, Shloka 40
पितृसर्ग-श्राद्धप्रश्नाः
Pitri-Origins and Shraddha Queries
Devanagari script
क एते पितरो नाम कियन्तः के च नामतः / समुद्भूताः कथं चैते पितृत्वं समुपागताः
Transliteration
ka ete pitaro nāma kiyantaḥ ke ca nāmataḥ / samudbhūtāḥ kathaṃ caite pitṛtvaṃ samupāgatāḥ
Translation
Who are these Pitris, how many are they, and who are they by name? How did they arise, and how did they attain the state of Pitrihood?
Word by Word
कःwho
कः:
प्रश्नकर्ता/विषय (Interrogative subject/topic)
TypeNoun
Rootकिम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative, 1st), एकवचन (Singular)
एतेthese
एते:
विशेषण (Viśeṣaṇa/Determiner)
TypeAdjective
Rootएतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative, 1st), बहुवचन (Plural)
पितरःPitṛs, fathers (manes)
पितरः:
विषय (Topic/Subject)
TypeNoun
Rootपितृ (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative, 1st), बहुवचन (Plural)
नामindeed/then
नाम:
निपात (Particle)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootनाम (अव्यय)
Formनिपात (particle; emphasis/quotation-like)
कियन्तःhow many
कियन्तः:
विशेषण (Viśeṣaṇa)
TypeAdjective
Rootकियत् (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative, 1st), बहुवचन (Plural)
केwho (which ones)
के:
प्रश्नकर्ता/विषय (Interrogative)
TypeNoun
Rootकिम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative, 1st), बहुवचन (Plural)
चand
च:
समुच्चय (Conjunction)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच (अव्यय)
Formसमुच्चय-बोधक अव्यय (conjunction)
नामतःby name, as named
नामतः:
प्रकार/सम्बन्ध (Manner/Specification)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootनामतः (अव्यय)
Formतसिल्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (ablatival adverb): 'by name/as to names'
समुद्भूताःarisen, originated
समुद्भूताः:
विशेषण (Viśeṣaṇa)
TypeAdjective
Rootसम्-उद्-भू (धातु)
Formकृदन्त (past participle/क्त), उपसर्ग: सम्-उद्-; पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative, 1st), बहुवचन (Plural)
कथम्how
कथम्:
प्रकार (Manner)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootकथम् (अव्यय)
Formप्रश्नवाचक-अव्यय (interrogative adverb)
चand
च:
समुच्चय (Conjunction)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच (अव्यय)
Formसमुच्चय-बोधक अव्यय (conjunction)
एतेthese
एते:
विशेषण (Viśeṣaṇa/Determiner)
TypeAdjective
Rootएतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative, 1st), बहुवचन (Plural)
पितृत्वम्the state of being Pitṛs/fatherhood
पितृत्वम्:
कर्म (Karma/Object)
TypeNoun
Rootपितृत्व (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative, 2nd), एकवचन (Singular)
समुपागताःhave attained, reached
समुपागताः:
क्रियाविशेषण/विशेषण (Predicative adjective)
TypeAdjective
Rootसम्-उप-आ-गम् (धातु)
Formकृदन्त (past participle/क्त), उपसर्ग: सम्-उप-आ-; पुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative, 1st), बहुवचन (Plural)