Brahmanda Purana — Prakriya Pada, Shloka 83
कैलास-मन्दाकिनी-स्वच्छोदा-लौहित्य-सरयू-उद्गमवर्णनम्
Kailāsa and the Origins of Mandākinī, Svacchodā, Lauhitya, and Sarayū
Devanagari script
उत्तरोत्तरमेतेषां वर्षमुद्दिश्यते गुणैः / आरोग्यायुः प्रमाणानां धर्मतः कामतोर्ऽथतः
Transliteration
uttarottarameteṣāṃ varṣamuddiśyate guṇaiḥ / ārogyāyuḥ pramāṇānāṃ dharmataḥ kāmator'thataḥ
Translation
These varṣas are described in ascending order by their virtues—health, the measure of lifespan, and the fulfillment of dharma, kāma, and artha.
Word by Word
उत्तर-उत्तरम्successively
उत्तर-उत्तरम्:
सम्बन्ध (Adverbial modifier)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootउत्तर + उत्तर (प्रातिपदिक)
Formअव्ययीभावसमासः; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb: ‘successively higher/each succeeding’)
एतेषाम्of these
एतेषाम्:
सम्बन्ध (Genitive relation)
TypeNoun
Rootएतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुं/नपुंसक, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन
वर्षम्the region (varṣa)
वर्षम्:
कर्म (Karma/Object)
TypeNoun
Rootवर्ष (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन
उद्दिश्यतेis indicated/assigned
उद्दिश्यते:
क्रिया (Kriyā/Verb)
TypeVerb
Rootउद् + दिश् (धातु)
Formलट्-लकार (Present), आत्मनेपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; कर्मणि/भावे ‘is indicated/assigned’
गुणैःby qualities
गुणैः:
करण (Karaṇa/Means)
TypeNoun
Rootगुण (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), बहुवचन
आरोग्य-आयुःhealth and lifespan
आरोग्य-आयुः:
कर्ता (Kartā/Subject; items being discussed)
TypeNoun
Rootआरोग्य + आयुस् (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग (समाहार-द्वन्द्व), प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; ‘health and lifespan’ as a collective
प्रमाणानाम्of measures/standards
प्रमाणानाम्:
सम्बन्ध (Genitive relation)
TypeNoun
Rootप्रमाण (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/Genitive), बहुवचन
धर्मतःaccording to dharma
धर्मतः:
हेतु/प्रकार (Cause/manner adverbial)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootधर्मतः (अव्यय)
Formतसिल्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (ablatival adverb) ‘from/according to dharma’
कामतःaccording to desire
कामतः:
प्रकार (Manner adverbial)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootकामतः (अव्यय)
Formतसिल्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय ‘according to desire/pleasure’
अर्थतःaccording to wealth/purpose
अर्थतः:
प्रकार (Manner adverbial)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअर्थतः (अव्यय)
Formतसिल्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय ‘according to wealth/purpose’