Brahmanda Purana — Prakriya Pada, Shloka 126
यज्ञप्रवर्तनम् (Yajña-pravartana) — The Institution/Commencement of Sacrifice in Dvāpara
Devanagari script
एवं वर्णाश्रमाणां तु प्रविभागं पुरा युगे / युगस्वभावांश्च तथा विधत्ते वै सदा प्रभुः
Transliteration
evaṃ varṇāśramāṇāṃ tu pravibhāgaṃ purā yuge / yugasvabhāvāṃśca tathā vidhatte vai sadā prabhuḥ
Translation
Thus the Lord ever ordains, in each age, the divisions of varna and ashrama, and likewise establishes the very nature of the yugas.
Word by Word
evamthus
evam:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootevam (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; प्रकारवाचक (manner adverb: ‘thus’)
varṇa-āśramāṇāmof the varṇas and āśramas
varṇa-āśramāṇām:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
TypeNoun
Rootvarṇa (प्रातिपदिक) + āśrama (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th/सम्बन्ध), बहुवचन; इतरेतर-द्वन्द्व
tubut/indeed
tu:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Roottu (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; विरोध/अन्वय निपात (particle: ‘but/indeed’)
pravibhāgamthe distribution/division
pravibhāgam:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootpravibhāga (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), एकवचन
purāformerly
purā:
Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootpurā (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; कालवाचक (temporal adverb: ‘formerly’)
yugein the age (yuga)
yuge:
Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
TypeNoun
Rootyuga (प्रातिपदik)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/अधिकरण), एकवचन
yuga-svabhāvānthe natures of the yugas
yuga-svabhāvān:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootyuga (प्रातिपदिक) + svabhāva (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/कर्म), बहुवचन; समास: युगस्य स्वभावाः (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष)
caand
ca:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootca (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; समुच्चयबोधक
tathālikewise
tathā:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Roottathā (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; प्रकार/तुल्यतावाचक (adverb: ‘so/likewise’)
vidhatteordains/arranges
vidhatte:
Kriyā (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√dhā (धातु) + vi-
Formलट् (present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन; आत्मनेपद
vaiindeed
vai:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootvai (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; निश्चयार्थ निपात (particle: ‘indeed/certainly’)
sadāalways
sadā:
Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootsadā (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; नित्यकालवाचक (adverb: ‘always’)
prabhuḥthe Lord/master
prabhuḥ:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootprabhu (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/कर्ता), एकवचन