Brahmanda Purana — Anushanga Pada, Shloka 93
Pitṛgaṇa-Vibhāga (Classification of the Pitṛs) and the Śrāddha–Soma Nourishment Cycle
Devanagari script
आज्यपा नाम पितरः कर्दमस्य प्रजा पतेः / समुत्पन्नस्य पुलहादुत्पन्नास्तस्य ते सुताः
Transliteration
ājyapā nāma pitaraḥ kardamasya prajā pateḥ / samutpannasya pulahādutpannāstasya te sutāḥ
Translation
‘આજ્યપા’ નામના પિતૃદેવો પ્રજાપતિ કર્દમના છે; તેઓ પુલહમાંથી ઉત્પન્ન થયા અને તેના પુત્રો તરીકે કહેવાય છે.
Word by Word
ājyapāḥthe Ājyapās (ghee-drinking Pitṛs)
ājyapāḥ:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootājya (प्रातिपदिक) + √pā (धातु) → pā (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Nominative (प्रथमा) Plural; tatpurusha: 'drinkers of ājya (ghee)'
nāmanamed
nāma:
Discourse particle (निपात)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootnāma (अव्यय)
FormParticle/quotative (निपात) used in naming
pitaraḥthe Pitṛs
pitaraḥ:
Samānādhikaraṇa (समानाधिकरण)
TypeNoun
Rootpitṛ (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Nominative Plural; in apposition to ājyapāḥ
kardamasyaof Kardama
kardamasya:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
TypeNoun
Rootkardama (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Genitive (षष्ठी) Singular; proper noun
prajā-pateḥof Prajāpati
prajā-pateḥ:
Samānādhikaraṇa (समानाधिकरण) / Sambandha
TypeNoun
Rootprajā (प्रातिपदिक) + pati (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Genitive Singular; tatpurusha: 'lord of creatures' (Prajāpati) in apposition to kardamasya
samutpannasyaof the arisen/produced one
samutpannasya:
Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootsam-ut-√pad (धातु) → samutpanna (कृदन्त)
FormPast passive participle (क्त), Masculine, Genitive Singular; qualifying kardamasya/prajā-pateḥ
pulahātfrom Pulaha
pulahāt:
Apādāna (अपादान)
TypeNoun
Rootpulaha (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Ablative (पञ्चमी) Singular; proper noun
utpannāḥborn, arisen
utpannāḥ:
Predicate adjective (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootut-√pad (धातु) → utpanna (कृदन्त)
FormPast passive participle (क्त), Masculine, Nominative Plural; predicate adjective for sutāḥ
tasyaof him
tasya:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
TypeNoun
Roottad (प्रातिपदिक)
FormPronoun, Masculine/Neuter, Genitive Singular
tethose
te:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Roottad (प्रातिपदिक)
FormPronoun, Masculine, Nominative Plural
sutāḥsons
sutāḥ:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootsuta (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Nominative Plural