Brahmanda Purana — Prakriya Pada, Shloka 22
व्यासशिष्योत्पत्तिवर्णन (Origins/Enumeration of Vyāsa’s Disciplic Succession) — Chapter on Vedic Transmission Lineages
Devanagari script
एवमुक्तः सरूपाणि यजूंषि गुरवे ददौ / रुधिरेण तथाक्तानि च्छर्दित्वा ब्रह्मवित्तमाः
Transliteration
evamuktaḥ sarūpāṇi yajūṃṣi gurave dadau / rudhireṇa tathāktāni ccharditvā brahmavittamāḥ
Translation
Thus commanded, he returned to his guru the Yajus formulas in their very form; and the disciples, foremost knowers of Brahman, cast them out—vomiting them forth mingled with blood—and gave them back.
Word by Word
एवम्thus
एवम्:
क्रियाविशेषण (Adverbial)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएवम् (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; adverb (‘thus’)
उक्तःhaving been told
उक्तः:
कर्ता (Karta/Subject; participial predicate)
TypeVerb
Rootवच् (धातु)
Formक्त (Past Passive Participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; ‘having been told’
सरूपाणिin their proper form/complete
सरूपाणि:
विशेषण (Qualifier)
TypeAdjective
Rootस + रूप (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन; Accusative plural (qualifying यजूंषि); समास: स-रूप (कर्मधारय: ‘with form/complete’)
यजूंषिYajus formulas (Yajur-veda texts)
यजूंषि:
कर्म (Karma/Object)
TypeNoun
Rootयजुस् (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन; Accusative plural
गुरवेto the teacher
गुरवे:
सम्प्रदान (Sampradāna/Recipient)
TypeNoun
Rootगुरु (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी, एकवचन; Dative singular
ददौgave
ददौ:
क्रिया (Verb/आख्यात)
TypeVerb
Rootदा (धातु)
Formलिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद
रुधिरेणwith blood
रुधिरेण:
करण (Karaṇa/Instrument)
TypeNoun
Rootरुधिर (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया, एकवचन; Instrumental singular
तथाthus
तथा:
क्रियाविशेषण (Adverbial)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतथा (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; adverb (‘thus/in that manner’)
आक्तानिsmeared
आक्तानि:
विशेषण (Qualifier)
TypeVerb
Rootअञ्ज् (धातु)
Formक्त (Past Passive Participle), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन; ‘smeared/anointed’ (qualifying यजूंषि)
च्छर्दित्वाhaving vomited/spat out
च्छर्दित्वा:
पूर्वकाल (क्रियाविशेषण/absolutive action)
TypeVerb
Rootछर्द् (धातु)
Formक्त्वान्त (Absolutive/Gerund), परस्मैपद-प्रयोग; ‘having vomited/spat out’
ब्रह्मवित्तमाःthe best knowers of Brahman
ब्रह्मवित्तमाः:
कर्ता (Karta/Subject)
TypeNoun
Rootब्रह्मविद् + तम (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; Nominative plural; समास: ब्रह्मणः विद् (उपपद-तत्पुरुष) + तमप् (superlative)