Brahmanda Purana — Prakriya Pada, Shloka 65
Pṛthivy-Āyāma-Vistara (Extent of the Earth) and Jambūdvīpa–Navavarṣa Description
Devanagari script
जीवन्ति ते महाभागाः सदा त्दृष्टा नरोत्तमाः / दक्षिणे वै शृङ्गवतः श्वेतस्याप्युत्तरेण च
Transliteration
jīvanti te mahābhāgāḥ sadā tdṛṣṭā narottamāḥ / dakṣiṇe vai śṛṅgavataḥ śvetasyāpyuttareṇa ca
Translation
Ever live those greatly blessed, best of men, who dwell to the south of Mount Śṛṅgavat and also to the north of Mount Śveta.
Word by Word
jīvantithey live
jīvanti:
Kriyā (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootjīv (धातु)
Formलट् (Present), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन (plural)
tethose
te:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Roottad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st case), बहुवचन; demonstrative pronoun
mahābhāgāḥthe very fortunate
mahābhāgāḥ:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootmahā + bhāga (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; कर्मधारयः (महान् भागः यस्य/महाभागः)
sadāalways
sadā:
Kāla-adhikaraṇa (कालाधिकरण)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootsadā (अव्यय)
Formकालवाचक-अव्यय (adverb of time)
tad-dṛṣṭāḥseen (by him/that)
tad-dṛṣṭāḥ:
Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Roottad + dṛṣṭa (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √dṛś धातु)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (past passive participle) ‘seen by him/that’
narottamāḥbest of men
narottamāḥ:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootnara + uttama (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (नराणाम् उत्तमाः)
dakṣiṇein the south (of)
dakṣiṇe:
Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
TypeNoun
Rootdakṣiṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th case), एकवचन; locative used adverbially ‘on the south’
vaiindeed
vai:
Sambandha/Emphasis (निपात)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootvai (अव्यय)
Formनिपात (particle of emphasis)
śṛṅgavataḥof Śṛṅgavat (mountain)
śṛṅgavataḥ:
Ṣaṣṭhī-sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
TypeNoun
Rootśṛṅgavat (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th case), एकवचन; genitive ‘of Śṛṅgavat’
śvetasyaof Śveta (mountain)
śvetasya:
Ṣaṣṭhī-sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
TypeNoun
Rootśveta (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी, एकवचन; genitive ‘of Śveta’
apialso
api:
Sambandha/Emphasis (निपात)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootapi (अव्यय)
Formनिपात (particle) ‘also/even’
uttareṇato the north (of)
uttareṇa:
Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
TypeNoun
Rootuttara (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd case), एकवचन; instrumental used adverbially ‘to the north of/by the northern side’
caand
ca:
Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootca (अव्यय)
Formसमुच्चयार्थक-अव्यय (conjunction)