Brahmanda Purana — Prakriya Pada, Shloka 103
व्यासशिष्योत्पत्तिवर्णन (Origins/Enumeration of Vyāsa’s Disciplic Succession) — Chapter on Vedic Transmission Lineages
Devanagari script
एतान्भावानधिगता ये वै त ऋषयो मताः / सप्तैते सप्तभिश्चैव गुणैः सप्तर्षयः स्मृताः
Transliteration
etānbhāvānadhigatā ye vai ta ṛṣayo matāḥ / saptaite saptabhiścaiva guṇaiḥ saptarṣayaḥ smṛtāḥ
Translation
जिन ऋषियों ने इन भावों का साक्षात् ज्ञान किया, वे ही ऋषि माने गए। ये सात, सात गुणों से युक्त होकर ‘सप्तर्षि’ कहे गए हैं।
Word by Word
etānthese
etān:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeAdjective
Rootetad (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Plural (बहुवचन); demonstrative adjective
bhāvānstates/qualities/realities
bhāvān:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootbhāva (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Plural (बहुवचन)
adhigatāḥhaving attained/realized
adhigatāḥ:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeAdjective
Rootadhi√gam (धातु) + kta (क्त)
FormPast passive participle (क्त-कृदन्त); Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural (बहुवचन)
yewho
ye:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootyad (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural (बहुवचन); relative pronoun
vaiindeed
vai:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootvai (अव्यय)
FormParticle (निपात) for emphasis
tethose
te:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Roottad (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural (बहुवचन); demonstrative pronoun
ṛṣayaḥsages
ṛṣayaḥ:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootṛṣi (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural (बहुवचन)
matāḥare considered
matāḥ:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeAdjective
Root√man (धातु) + kta (क्त)
FormPast passive participle (क्त-कृदन्त); Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural (बहुवचन)
saptaseven
sapta:
Visheshana (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootsapta (प्रातिपदिक)
FormNumeral adjective; indeclinable-like in form here; qualifying plural group
etethese
ete:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootetad (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural (बहुवचन); demonstrative pronoun
saptabhiḥby/with seven
saptabhiḥ:
Karana (करण)
TypeAdjective
Rootsapta (प्रातिपदिक)
FormInstrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Plural (बहुवचन); numeral used substantively
caand
ca:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootca (अव्यय)
FormConjunction (समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय)
evaindeed/only
eva:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
TypeIndeclinable
Rooteva (अव्यय)
FormParticle (निपात) for emphasis/restriction
guṇaiḥby qualities
guṇaiḥ:
Karana (करण)
TypeNoun
Rootguṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Plural (बहुवचन)
saptarṣayaḥthe Seven Sages
saptarṣayaḥ:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootsapta (प्रातिपदिक) + ṛṣi (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural (बहुवचन); द्विगु-समास (numeral + noun)
smṛtāḥare remembered/called
smṛtāḥ:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeAdjective
Root√smṛ (धातु) + kta (क्त)
FormPast passive participle (क्त-कृदन्त); Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural (बहुवचन)