Brahmanda Purana — Prakriya Pada, Shloka 107
प्लक्षद्वीपवर्णनम्
Description of Plakṣa-dvīpa
Devanagari script
एतावदेव शक्यं वै तस्मिन्द्वीपे प्रभाषितुम् / एतावदेव श्रोतव्यं शाकद्वीपनिवासिनाम्
Transliteration
etāvadeva śakyaṃ vai tasmindvīpe prabhāṣitum / etāvadeva śrotavyaṃ śākadvīpanivāsinām
Translation
Of that island, only this much can truly be spoken. Of the dwellers of Śākadvīpa, only this much is fit to be heard.
Word by Word
etāvatthis much
etāvat:
Karma (कर्म/predicate complement)
TypeAdjective
Rootetāvat (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; परिमाणवाचक (so much/this much)
evaonly/indeed
eva:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/emphasis)
TypeIndeclinable
Rooteva (अव्यय)
Formअवधारणार्थक-अव्यय
śakyampossible
śakyam:
Karma (कर्म/predicate complement)
TypeAdjective
Rootśakya (प्रातिपदिक; शक्-धातु से)
Formतव्यत्/यत्-प्रत्ययान्त-भाव (potential/possible), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन
vaiindeed
vai:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootvai (अव्यय)
Formनिश्चयार्थक-अव्यय (indeed, surely)
tasminin that
tasmin:
Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
TypeNoun
Roottad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुं/नपुंसक, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन
dvīpeisland
dvīpe:
Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
TypeNoun
Rootdvīpa (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन
prabhāṣitumto describe/speak
prabhāṣitum:
Prayojana (प्रयोजन/infinitival purpose)
TypeVerb
Rootpra + bhāṣ (भाष् धातु) + tumun (तुमुन्)
Formतुमन्त (infinitive), अर्थः ‘प्रभाषितुम्’ = to speak forth
etāvatthis much
etāvat:
Karma (कर्म/predicate complement)
TypeAdjective
Rootetāvat (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन
evaonly
eva:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rooteva (अव्यय)
Formअवधारणार्थक-अव्यय
śrotavyamto be heard
śrotavyam:
Karma (कर्म/predicate complement)
TypeAdjective
Rootśru (श्रु धातु) + tavya (तव्य)
Formतव्यत्-कृदन्त (gerundive: to be heard), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन
śāka-dvīpa-nivāsināmof the inhabitants of Śākadvīpa
śāka-dvīpa-nivāsinām:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
TypeNoun
Rootśāka-dvīpa + nivāsin (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), बहुवचन; सप्तमी-तत्पुरुषः (शाकद्वीपे निवसन्ति)