Brahmanda Purana — Anushanga Pada, Shloka 47
पितृसर्ग-श्राद्धप्रश्नाः
Pitri-Origins and Shraddha Queries
Devanagari script
द्यौरंरिक्षं पृथिवी नक्षत्राणि दिशस्त था / सूर्याचन्द्रमसौ चैव तथाहोरात्रमेव च
Transliteration
dyauraṃrikṣaṃ pṛthivī nakṣatrāṇi diśasta thā / sūryācandramasau caiva tathāhorātrameva ca
Translation
Then appeared the heaven, the mid‑space, the earth, the stars and the directions; likewise the Sun and the Moon, and also day and night.
Word by Word
dyauḥthe heaven/sky
dyauḥ:
Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
TypeNoun
Rootdiv (प्रातिपदिक: द्यौ)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)
antarikṣamthe mid-space/atmosphere
antarikṣam:
Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
TypeNoun
Rootantarikṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nom./Acc. 1st/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)
pṛthivīthe earth
pṛthivī:
Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
TypeNoun
Rootpṛthivī (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)
nakṣatrāṇithe stars/constellations
nakṣatrāṇi:
Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
TypeNoun
Rootnakṣatra (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nom./Acc. 1st/2nd), बहुवचन (Plural)
diśaḥthe directions
diśaḥ:
Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
TypeNoun
Rootdiś (प्रातिपदिक: दिश्)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural)
tathālikewise/also
tathā:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Discourse marker)
TypeIndeclinable
Roottathā (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय (Indeclinable), क्रियाविशेषण (Adverb)
sūryaḥthe sun
sūryaḥ:
Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
TypeNoun
Rootsūrya (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)
candramāḥthe moon
candramāḥ:
Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
TypeNoun
Rootcandramas (प्रातिपदिक: चन्द्रमस्)
Formपुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)
caand
ca:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Connector)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootca (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय (Indeclinable), समुच्चयबोधक (Conjunction)
evaindeed/just
eva:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Emphasis)
TypeIndeclinable
Rooteva (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय (Indeclinable), अवधारण (Emphatic particle)
tathālikewise/also
tathā:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Discourse marker)
TypeIndeclinable
Roottathā (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय (Indeclinable), क्रियाविशेषण (Adverb)
ahaḥday
ahaḥ:
Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
TypeNoun
Rootahar (प्रातिपदिक: अहन्/अहर्)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nom./Acc. 1st/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)
rātriḥnight
rātriḥ:
Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
TypeNoun
Rootrātri (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), प्रथमा (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)
evaindeed/just
eva:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Emphasis)
TypeIndeclinable
Rooteva (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय (Indeclinable), अवधारण (Emphatic particle)
caand
ca:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Connector)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootca (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय (Indeclinable), समुच्चयबोधक (Conjunction)