Brahmanda Purana — Anushanga Pada, Shloka 16
Pitṛgaṇa-Vibhāga (Classification of the Pitṛs) and the Śrāddha–Soma Nourishment Cycle
Devanagari script
सर्वास्ताः सुमहाभागाः सर्वाश्च स्थिरयौवनाः / सर्वाश्च ब्रह्मवादिन्यः सर्वाश्चैवोर्ध्वरेतसः
Transliteration
sarvāstāḥ sumahābhāgāḥ sarvāśca sthirayauvanāḥ / sarvāśca brahmavādinyaḥ sarvāścaivordhvaretasaḥ
Translation
Todas ellas eran sumamente bienaventuradas; todas poseían una juventud inmutable. Todas eran proclamadoras de Brahman, y todas eran ‘ūrdhva-retas’, plenamente continentes.
Word by Word
sarvāḥall
sarvāḥ:
Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/Qualifier of tāḥ)
TypeAdjective
Rootsarva (प्रातिपदिक)
FormStrīliṅga, Prathamā, Bahuvacana
tāḥthey
tāḥ:
Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
TypeNoun
Roottad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
FormStrīliṅga, Prathamā, Bahuvacana
su-mahā-bhāgāḥmost fortunate
su-mahā-bhāgāḥ:
Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/Qualifier of tāḥ)
TypeAdjective
Rootsu (उपसर्ग/अव्यय) + mahā (प्रातिपदिक) + bhāga (प्रातिपदिक)
FormStrīliṅga, Prathamā, Bahuvacana; karmadhāraya with intensifier su-: 'very greatly fortunate'
sarvāḥall
sarvāḥ:
Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/Qualifier of tāḥ)
TypeAdjective
Rootsarva (प्रातिपदिक)
FormStrīliṅga, Prathamā, Bahuvacana
caand
ca:
Sambandha-bodhaka (सम्बन्ध-बोधक/Connector)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootca (अव्यय)
FormAvyaya; conjunction (samuccaya/समुच्चय)
sthira-yauvanāḥof enduring youth
sthira-yauvanāḥ:
Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/Qualifier of tāḥ)
TypeAdjective
Rootsthira (प्रातिपदिक) + yauvana (प्रातिपदिक)
FormStrīliṅga, Prathamā, Bahuvacana; karmadhāraya: 'having steady youth'
sarvāḥall
sarvāḥ:
Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/Qualifier of tāḥ)
TypeAdjective
Rootsarva (प्रातिपदिक)
FormStrīliṅga, Prathamā, Bahuvacana
caand
ca:
Sambandha-bodhaka (सम्बन्ध-बोधक/Connector)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootca (अव्यय)
FormAvyaya; conjunction
brahma-vādinyaḥexpounders of Brahman
brahma-vādinyaḥ:
Samānādhikaraṇa (समानाधिकरण/Appositional predicate)
TypeNoun
Rootbrahman (प्रातिपदिक) + vādinī (प्रातिपदिक) from √vad (धातु)
FormStrīliṅga, Prathamā, Bahuvacana; tatpuruṣa: 'speakers/expounders of Brahman (brahma-vāda)'
sarvāḥall
sarvāḥ:
Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/Qualifier of tāḥ)
TypeAdjective
Rootsarva (प्रातिपदिक)
FormStrīliṅga, Prathamā, Bahuvacana
caand
ca:
Sambandha-bodhaka (सम्बन्ध-बोधक/Connector)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootca (अव्यय)
FormAvyaya; conjunction
evaindeed
eva:
Sambandha-bodhaka (सम्बन्ध-बोधक/Emphasis)
TypeIndeclinable
Rooteva (अव्यय)
FormAvyaya; emphatic particle
ūrdhva-retasaḥcelibate, with sublimated energy
ūrdhva-retasaḥ:
Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/Qualifier of tāḥ)
TypeAdjective
Rootūrdhva (प्रातिपदिक) + retas (प्रातिपदिक)
FormStrīliṅga, Prathamā, Bahuvacana; bahuvrīhi: 'those whose semen/sexual energy is upward (i.e., celibate)'