Brahmanda Purana — Anushanga Pada, Shloka 85
Mauneya Devagandharva–Apsaras Vamsha-Kirtana
Catalogue of Mauneya Gandharvas and Apsarases
Devanagari script
इयं जन्तुधना नाम कन्या सर्वाङ्गजन्तिला / जन्तुभाव धनादाना इत्यजौऽश्रावयद्धनम्
Transliteration
iyaṃ jantudhanā nāma kanyā sarvāṅgajantilā / jantubhāva dhanādānā ityajau'śrāvayaddhanam
Translation
આ કન્યાનું નામ ‘જંતુધના’ છે, તેના સર્વ અંગોમાં જંતુઓ છે; અજએ ધનની વાત સંભળાવી—‘જંતુભાવ જ ધનદાન છે’।
Word by Word
iyamthis (girl)
iyam:
Kartā (कर्ता/Subject)
TypeNoun
Rootidam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
FormFeminine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular
jantudhanāJantudhanā (name: ‘creature’s-wealth’)
jantudhanā:
Kartā (कर्ता/Subject complement)
TypeNoun
Rootjantu + dhanā (प्रातिपदिक)
FormFeminine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष ‘jantoḥ dhanam’ → ‘jantudhanā’ (as name)
nāmanamed
nāma:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootnāma (अव्यय)
FormNaming particle (निपात)
kanyāgirl/maiden
kanyā:
Kartā (कर्ता/Subject)
TypeNoun
Rootkanyā (प्रातिपदिक)
FormFeminine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular
sarvāṅga-jantilāinsect-infested all over the body
sarvāṅga-jantilā:
Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/qualifier)
TypeAdjective
Rootsarva + aṅga + jantilā (प्रातिपदिक)
FormFeminine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular; adjective qualifying kanyā; ‘having vermin/insects on all limbs’ (sarvāṅge jantilā)
jantubhāvacreature-nature; being of creatures
jantubhāva:
Karma (कर्म/quoted content)
TypeNoun
Rootjantu + bhāva (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular; ‘state/nature of creatures’
dhanādānāwealth-taking/wealth-receiving
dhanādānā:
Karma (कर्म/quoted content)
TypeAdjective
Rootdhana + ādānā (कृदन्त; ā-√dā धातु)
FormFeminine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular; ‘taking/receiving wealth’ (dhana-ādānā) used as epithet/name
itithus
iti:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/quotative)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootiti (अव्यय)
FormQuotative particle (इति-निपात)
ajaḥAja
ajaḥ:
Kartā (कर्ता/Subject)
TypeNoun
Rootaja (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular
aśrāvayatcaused to be heard; proclaimed
aśrāvayat:
Kriyā (क्रिया/verb)
TypeVerb
Root√śru (धातु)
FormCausative (णिच्) ‘śrāvayati’; Luṅ (लुङ्/Aorist), Parasmaipada, 3rd Person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular; augment a-
dhanamthe wealth; (name/epithet) ‘Dhana’
dhanam:
Karma (कर्म/Object)
TypeNoun
Rootdhana (प्रातिपदिक)
FormNeuter, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular