Brahmanda Purana — Prakriya Pada, Shloka 18
चतुर्युगाख्यान (Caturyuga-Ākhyāna) — Yuga-wise Origins and Measurements of Beings
Devanagari script
यथाशयोपभोगास्तु देवानां शुभमूर्त्तयः / तेषां रूपानुरूपैस्तु प्रमाणैः स्थाणुजङ्गमैः
Transliteration
yathāśayopabhogāstu devānāṃ śubhamūrttayaḥ / teṣāṃ rūpānurūpaistu pramāṇaiḥ sthāṇujaṅgamaiḥ
Translation
As the auspicious forms of the gods accord with their intent and enjoyment, so too do immovable and moving beings bear measures and sizes suited to those forms.
Word by Word
यथाas; according to
यथा:
क्रियाविशेषण
TypeIndeclinable
Rootयथा (अव्यय)
Formउपमान/प्रकारवाचक-अव्यय (as/according to)
आशयintention; disposition
आशय:
सम्बन्ध (in compound)
TypeNoun
Rootआशय (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; (in compound context)
उपभोगाःenjoyments; experiences
उपभोगाः:
कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
TypeNoun
Rootउपभोग (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; Nominative plural
तुindeed; but
तु:
निपात
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतु (अव्यय)
Formविरोध/अन्वय-निपात (particle: but/indeed)
देवानाम्of the gods
देवानाम्:
सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी)
TypeNoun
Rootदेव (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), बहुवचन; Genitive plural
शुभमूर्त्तयःauspicious forms
शुभमूर्त्तयः:
कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
TypeNoun
Rootशुभ + मूर्ति (प्रातिपदिक-समास)
Formकर्मधारय (शुभा मूर्तिः); स्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), बहुवचन; Nominative plural
तेषाम्of them
तेषाम्:
सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी)
TypeNoun
Rootतद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formसर्वनाम; षष्ठी (6th), बहुवचन; Genitive plural
रूपानुरूपैःin accordance with (their) forms
रूपानुरूपैः:
करण (Karaṇa/Instrument)
TypeAdjective
Rootरूप + अनुरूप (प्रातिपदिक-समास)
Formतत्पुरुष (रूपस्य अनुरूपः); पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), बहुवचन; Instrumental plural; विशेषण to प्रमाणैः
तुindeed
तु:
निपात
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतु (अव्यय)
Formनिपात (particle)
प्रमाणैःby measures; by standards
प्रमाणैः:
करण (Karaṇa/Instrument)
TypeNoun
Rootप्रमाण (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), बहुवचन; Instrumental plural
स्थाणुजङ्गमैःby (measures) of immovables and movables
स्थाणुजङ्गमैः:
करण (Karaṇa/Instrument)
TypeAdjective
Rootस्थाणु + जङ्गम (प्रातिपदिक-द्वन्द्व)
Formद्वन्द्वसमास; पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), बहुवचन; Instrumental plural; विशेषण to प्रमाणैः