Brahmanda Purana — Prakriya Pada, Shloka 26
Kiṃpuruṣa–Harivarṣa–Ilāvṛta-varṣa-varṇanam
Description of the Varṣas: Kiṃpuruṣa, Hari, and Ilāvṛta
Devanagari script
अरत्नीनां शतान्यष्टावेकषष्ट्यधिकानि तु / फलप्रमाणं संख्यातमृषिभिस्तत्त्वदर्शिभिः
Transliteration
aratnīnāṃ śatānyaṣṭāvekaṣaṣṭyadhikāni tu / phalapramāṇaṃ saṃkhyātamṛṣibhistattvadarśibhiḥ
Translation
The seers who behold the truth have reckoned its measure: the Jambū fruit is said to be eight hundred and sixty-eight aratnis in size.
Word by Word
aratnīnāmof cubits (aratni-measures)
aratnīnām:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
TypeNoun
Rootaratnī (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), बहुवचन (Plural)
śatānihundreds
śatāni:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootśata (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Nom./Acc. 1st/2nd), बहुवचन (Plural)
aṣṭaueight
aṣṭau:
Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootaṣṭa (प्रातिपदिक)
Formसंख्यावाचक (Numeral), पुल्लिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural)
ekaone
eka:
Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rooteka (प्रातिपदिक)
Formसंख्यावाचक (Numeral), (समासाङ्ग/compound-member), अव्ययवत् प्रयोग (used as member)
ṣaṣṭisixty
ṣaṣṭi:
Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
TypeNoun
Rootṣaṣṭi (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), (समासाङ्ग/compound-member), संख्या (sixty)
adhikāniadditional, more
adhikāni:
Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootadhika (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Nom./Acc. 1st/2nd), बहुवचन (Plural)
tuindeed, however
tu:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Roottu (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय (particle), विरोध/अन्वयार्थक (emphatic/contrastive)
phala-pramāṇamthe measure/size of the fruit
phala-pramāṇam:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootphala (प्रातिपदिक) + pramāṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Nom./Acc. 1st/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)
saṃkhyātamcounted, enumerated
saṃkhyātam:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeVerb
Rootsaṃ-khyā (धातु)
Formकृदन्त (Past Passive Participle/क्त), नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nom./Acc.), एकवचन (Singular)
ṛṣibhiḥby sages
ṛṣibhiḥ:
Karaṇa (करण)
TypeNoun
Rootṛṣi (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुल्लिङ्ग (Masculine), तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), बहुवचन (Plural)
tattva-darśibhiḥby truth-seeing (sages)
tattva-darśibhiḥ:
Karaṇa (करण)
TypeAdjective
Roottattva (प्रातिपदिक) + darśin (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुल्लिङ्ग (Masculine), तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), बहुवचन (Plural)