Brahmanda Purana — Prakriya Pada, Shloka 11
Kiṃpuruṣa–Harivarṣa–Ilāvṛta-varṣa-varṇanam
Description of the Varṣas: Kiṃpuruṣa, Hari, and Ilāvṛta
Devanagari script
पद्मप्रभाः पद्बवर्णास्तथा पद्बनिभेक्षणाः / पद्मपत्रसुगन्धाश्च जायन्ते तत्र मानवाः
Transliteration
padmaprabhāḥ padbavarṇāstathā padbanibhekṣaṇāḥ / padmapatrasugandhāśca jāyante tatra mānavāḥ
Translation
There, humans are born with lotus-like radiance, lotus hue, lotus-like eyes, and the sweet fragrance of lotus leaves.
Word by Word
padma-prabhāḥlotus-radiant
padma-prabhāḥ:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeAdjective
Rootpadma (प्रातिपदिक) + prabhā (प्रातिपदिक)
FormPuṃliṅga (Masculine), Prathamā vibhakti (Nominative, 1st), Bahuvacana (Plural); विशेषण (adjectival)
padma-varṇāḥlotus-colored
padma-varṇāḥ:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeAdjective
Rootpadma (प्रातिपदिक) + varṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
FormPuṃliṅga, Prathamā, Bahuvacana; विशेषण
tathāand also/likewise
tathā:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connecting)
TypeIndeclinable
Roottathā (अव्यय)
FormAvyaya; adverb (क्रियाविशेषण)
padma-nibha-īkṣaṇāḥhaving lotus-like eyes
padma-nibha-īkṣaṇāḥ:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeAdjective
Rootpadma (प्रातिपदिक) + nibha (प्रातिपदिक) + īkṣaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
FormPuṃliṅga, Prathamā, Bahuvacana; विशेषण; (padma-nibham īkṣaṇam yeṣām) ‘having lotus-like eyes’
padma-patra-sugandhāḥlotus-leaf/petal-fragrant
padma-patra-sugandhāḥ:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeAdjective
Rootpadma (प्रातिपदिक) + patra (प्रातिपदिक) + sugandha (प्रातिपदिक)
FormPuṃliṅga, Prathamā, Bahuvacana; विशेषण; ‘fragrant like lotus-leaves/petals’
caand
ca:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connecting)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootca (अव्यय)
FormAvyaya; conjunction (समुच्चयबोधक)
jāyanteare born
jāyante:
Kriyā (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootjan (धातु)
FormLaṭ lakāra (Present), Prathama puruṣa (3rd person), Bahuvacana (Plural), Ātmanepada; ‘are born/arise’
tatrathere
tatra:
Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
TypeIndeclinable
Roottatra (अव्यय)
FormAvyaya; adverb of place (देशवाचक)
mānavāḥmen/humans
mānavāḥ:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootmānava (प्रातिपदिक)
FormPuṃliṅga, Prathamā, Bahuvacana