Brahmanda Purana — Prakriya Pada, Shloka 27
Priyavrata-vaṃśa and Saptadvīpa Vibhāga (प्रियव्रतवंशः सप्तद्वीपविभागश्च)
Devanagari script
ज्योतिष्मतः कुशद्वीपे सप्तैवासन्महौजसः / उद्भिज्जो वेणुमांश्चैव वैरथो लवणो धृतिः
Transliteration
jyotiṣmataḥ kuśadvīpe saptaivāsanmahaujasaḥ / udbhijjo veṇumāṃścaiva vairatho lavaṇo dhṛtiḥ
Translation
On radiant Kuśadvīpa there were seven janapadas of great splendor: Udbhijja, Veṇumān, Vairatha, Lavaṇa, Dhṛti, and the rest.
Word by Word
jyotiṣmataḥof Jyotiṣmat
jyotiṣmataḥ:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
TypeNoun
Rootjyotiṣmat (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Genitive (6th), Singular
kuśa-dvīpein Kuśa-dvīpa
kuśa-dvīpe:
Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
TypeNoun
Rootkuśa (प्रातिपदिक) + dvīpa (प्रातिपदिक)
FormNeuter, Locative (7th), Singular; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (‘of Kuśa’)
saptaseven
sapta:
Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootsapta (प्रातिपदिक/संख्या)
FormNumeral adjective qualifying plural subject
evaindeed/just
eva:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rooteva (अव्यय)
FormParticle (निपात) ‘only/just’
āsanwere
āsan:
Kriyā (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootas (धातु)
FormImperfect (लङ्), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Plural (बहुवचन)
mahā-ojasaḥof great vigor
mahā-ojasaḥ:
Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootmahā (प्रातिपदिक) + ojas (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Nominative (1st), Plural; कर्मधारय ‘great in vigor’ qualifying implied ‘janapadāḥ/varṣāḥ’
udbhijjaḥUdbhijja
udbhijjaḥ:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootudbhijja (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Nominative (1st), Singular; name
veṇumānVeṇumān
veṇumān:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootveṇumat (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Nominative (1st), Singular; name
caand
ca:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootca (अव्यय)
FormConjunction (समुच्चय)
evaalso/indeed
eva:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rooteva (अव्यय)
FormParticle (निपात)
vairathaḥVairatha
vairathaḥ:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootvairatha (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Nominative (1st), Singular; name
lavaṇaḥLavaṇa
lavaṇaḥ:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootlavaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Nominative (1st), Singular; name
dhṛtiḥDhṛti
dhṛtiḥ:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootdhṛti (प्रातिपदिक)
FormFeminine, Nominative (1st), Singular; name