Brahmanda Purana — Upodghata Pada, Shloka 107
Vaṃśānuvārṇana and the Transition to the Fourth (Upasaṃhāra) Pada
Devanagari script
वाचावृद्धाश्च इत्येते पञ्च देवगणाः स्मृताः / निषादाद्याः स्वराः सप्त सप्त तान्विद्धि चाक्षुषान्
Transliteration
vācāvṛddhāśca ityete pañca devagaṇāḥ smṛtāḥ / niṣādādyāḥ svarāḥ sapta sapta tānviddhi cākṣuṣān
Translation
“Vācāvṛddha” and the rest—these are remembered as the five divine companies. The seven notes beginning with Niṣāda—know them as the sevenfold notes belonging to the Cākṣuṣas.
Word by Word
vācāvṛddhāḥVācāvṛddhas (name of a group)
vācāvṛddhāḥ:
Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
TypeNoun
Rootvācā-vṛddha (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; तत्पुरुषसमास (वाचा/वाचः + वृद्ध) = 'वाचा वृद्धाः'
caand
ca:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootca (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; समुच्चयबोधक
itithus (called)
iti:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/quotative)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootiti (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; इति-शब्दः (quotative particle)
etethese
ete:
Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
TypeNoun
Rootetad (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; सर्वनाम
pañcafive
pañca:
Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/quantifier)
TypeAdjective
Rootpañca (प्रातिपदिक/संख्या)
Formसंख्यावाचक; अव्ययवत्
deva-gaṇāḥgroups of gods
deva-gaṇāḥ:
Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
TypeNoun
Rootdeva+gaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; तत्पुरुषसमास (देवानां गणाः)
smṛtāḥare remembered/known as
smṛtāḥ:
Karta (कर्ता/Predicate adjective)
TypeAdjective
Rootsmṛta (कृदन्त; √smṛ स्मृ (धातु))
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; भूतकृदन्त (PPP)
niṣāda-ādyāḥbeginning with Niṣāda
niṣāda-ādyāḥ:
Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/qualifier)
TypeAdjective
Rootniṣāda+ādi (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; तत्पुरुष (निषादः आदिः येषां ते) = 'beginning with Niṣāda'
svarāḥmusical notes
svarāḥ:
Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
TypeNoun
Rootsvara (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन
saptaseven
sapta:
Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/quantifier)
TypeAdjective
Rootsapta (प्रातिपदिक/संख्या)
Formसंख्यावाचक; अव्ययवत्
saptaseven
sapta:
Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/quantifier)
TypeAdjective
Rootsapta (प्रातिपदिक/संख्या)
Formसंख्यावाचक; अव्ययवत् (repetition for emphasis/structure)
tānthem
tān:
Karma (कर्म/Object)
TypeNoun
Roottad (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), बहुवचन; सर्वनाम
viddhiknow (you)
viddhi:
Kriyā (क्रिया/Verb)
TypeVerb
Root√vid विद् (धातु)
Formलोट् (Imperative), परस्मैपद, मध्यमपुरुष (2nd person), एकवचन
cākṣuṣānas Cākṣuṣas
cākṣuṣān:
Karma (कर्म/Object complement)
TypeAdjective
Rootcākṣuṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, बहुवचन; विशेषणरूपेण (as predicate/object complement)