Brahmanda Purana — Prakriya Pada, Shloka 12
व्यासशिष्योत्पत्तिवर्णन (Origins/Enumeration of Vyāsa’s Disciplic Succession) — Chapter on Vedic Transmission Lineages
Devanagari script
श्यामायनिरुदीच्यानां प्रधानः संबभूव ह / मध्यदेशप्रतिष्ठाता चासुरिः प्रथमः स्मृतः
Transliteration
śyāmāyanirudīcyānāṃ pradhānaḥ saṃbabhūva ha / madhyadeśapratiṣṭhātā cāsuriḥ prathamaḥ smṛtaḥ
Translation
Among the Udīcya, Śyāmāyani became the foremost; and Āsuri, who established the tradition in Madhyadeśa, is remembered as the first.
Word by Word
śyāmāyani-udīcyānāmof the Śyāmāyani Udīcyas
śyāmāyani-udīcyānām:
Ṣaṣṭhī-sambandha (Possessive)
TypeNoun
Rootśyāmāyani (प्रातिपदिक) + udīcya (प्रातिपदिक)
FormPuṃliṅga, Ṣaṣṭhī (Genitive, 6th), Bahuvacana; tatpuruṣa: ‘śyāmāyanīnām udīcyānām’ (of the Udīcyas of the Śyāmāyani line/group)
pradhānaḥthe chief
pradhānaḥ:
Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
TypeNoun
Rootpradhāna (प्रातिपदिक)
FormPuṃliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana
saṃbabhūvabecame/arose
saṃbabhūva:
Kriyā (क्रिया/Verbal action)
TypeVerb
Rootbhū (धातु) + sam- (उपसर्ग)
FormLiṭ-lakāra (Perfect), Ātmanepada, Prathama-puruṣa (3rd), Ekavacana
haindeed (narrative)
ha:
Sambandha-bodhaka (Discourse particle)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootha (अव्यय)
FormAvyaya; narrative particle (smṛti/itihāsa style)
madhya-deśa-pratiṣṭhātāthe establisher (leader) of the middle region
madhya-deśa-pratiṣṭhātā:
Karta (कर्ता/Subject; predicate/apposition)
TypeNoun
Rootmadhya (प्रातिपदिक) + deśa (प्रातिपदिक) + pratiṣṭhātṛ (प्रातिपदिक)
FormPuṃliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana; tatpuruṣa: ‘madhyadeśasya pratiṣṭhātā’ (establisher/representative of the middle country)
caand
ca:
Samuccaya (Coordinator)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootca (अव्यय)
FormAvyaya; conjunction
asuriḥAsuri
asuriḥ:
Karta (कर्ता/Subject; apposition)
TypeNoun
Rootasuri (प्रातिपदिक)
FormPuṃliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana; proper name
prathamaḥthe first
prathamaḥ:
Viśeṣaṇa (Qualifier)
TypeAdjective
Rootprathama (प्रातिपदिक)
FormPuṃliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana; ordinal adjective qualifying ‘asuriḥ’
smṛtaḥis remembered/considered
smṛtaḥ:
Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (Predicate participle)
TypeVerb
Rootsmṛ (धातु) + kta (कृत्)
FormKta-participle (past passive participle), Puṃliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana; predicate with ‘asuriḥ’