Brahmanda Purana — Prakriya Pada, Shloka 28
Naimiṣa-satra Praśna–Prativacana
The Sages’ Questions at Naimiṣa and Sūta’s Reply
Devanagari script
अजैश्च मुनिभिर्जातं सूर्यवैश्वानरप्रभः / वितृदेवाप्सरःसिद्धैर्गन्धर्वोरगचारणैः
Transliteration
ajaiśca munibhirjātaṃ sūryavaiśvānaraprabhaḥ / vitṛdevāpsaraḥsiddhairgandharvoragacāraṇaiḥ
Translation
अज मुनियों से उत्पन्न, सूर्य और वैश्वानर के समान तेजस्वी; तथा वितृदेव, अप्सरा, सिद्ध, गन्धर्व, उरग और चारणों से युक्त।
Word by Word
ajaiḥby the Ajas (a class of beings/sages)
ajaiḥ:
Karaṇa (करण/तृतीया)
TypeNoun
Rootaja (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Plural (बहुवचन)
caand
ca:
Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootca (अव्यय)
FormConjunction (समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय)
munibhiḥby sages
munibhiḥ:
Karaṇa (करण/तृतीया)
TypeNoun
Rootmuni (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Plural (बहुवचन)
jātamborn, produced
jātam:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeAdjective
Rootjāta (कृदन्त; √jan जन् धातु)
FormNeuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Nominative/Accusative (1st/2nd), Singular (एकवचन); Past passive participle (क्त)
sūrya-vaiśvānara-prabhaḥhaving the radiance of the Sun and Vaiśvānara (fire)
sūrya-vaiśvānara-prabhaḥ:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeAdjective
Rootsūrya + vaiśvānara + prabha (प्रातिपदिक)
FormCompound components: sūrya-vaiśvānara-prabha; Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)
vitṛ-deva-apsaraḥ-siddhaiḥby the Vitṛs, gods, apsarases, and siddhas
vitṛ-deva-apsaraḥ-siddhaiḥ:
Karaṇa (करण/तृतीया)
TypeNoun
Rootvitṛ + deva + apsaras + siddha (प्रातिपदिक)
FormCopulative compound (समाहार/इतरेतर द्वन्द्व): vitṛ (pitṛ-like class) + deva + apsaras + siddha; Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Plural (बहुवचन)
gandharva-uraga-cāraṇaiḥby gandharvas, nāgas, and cāraṇas
gandharva-uraga-cāraṇaiḥ:
Karaṇa (करण/तृतीया)
TypeNoun
Rootgandharva + uraga + cāraṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
FormCopulative compound (इतरेतर द्वन्द्व): gandharva + uraga + cāraṇa; Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Plural (बहुवचन)