Brahmanda Purana — Upodghata Pada, Shloka 109
Vaṃśānuvārṇana and the Transition to the Fourth (Upasaṃhāra) Pada
Devanagari script
वाचावृद्धानृषीन्विद्धि मनोः स्वायभुवस्य ये / सर्वे मन्वन्तरेद्राश्च विज्ञेयास्तुल्यलक्षणाः
Transliteration
vācāvṛddhānṛṣīnviddhi manoḥ svāyabhuvasya ye / sarve manvantaredrāśca vijñeyāstulyalakṣaṇāḥ
Translation
स्वायम्भुव मनु के जो वाणी से वृद्ध (प्राचीन) ऋषि हैं, उन्हें जानो। प्रत्येक मन्वन्तर के इन्द्र भी समान लक्षण वाले समझे जाने चाहिए।
Word by Word
vācāby speech
vācā:
Karaṇa (करण)
TypeNoun
Rootvāc (प्रातिपदिक)
FormFeminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular (एकवचन)
vṛddhānelder, advanced
vṛddhān:
Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootvṛddha (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Plural; agreeing with ṛṣīn
ṛṣīnsages
ṛṣīn:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootṛṣi (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Plural
viddhiknow (you)
viddhi:
Kriyā (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootvid (धातु)
FormImperative (लोट्), 2nd person (मध्यमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन); parasmaipada
manoḥof Manu
manoḥ:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
TypeNoun
Rootmanu (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Singular
svāyabhuvasyaof Svāyambhuva
svāyabhuvasya:
Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootsvāyambhuva (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Singular; epithet qualifying manu
yewho
ye:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootyad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural; relative pronoun
sarveall
sarve:
Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootsarva (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural
manvantara-indrāḥManvantara-Indras (Indras in each Manvantara)
manvantara-indrāḥ:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootmanvantara + indra (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural; tatpuruṣa (ṣaṣṭhī): ‘indras of (each) manvantara’
caand
ca:
Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootca (अव्यय)
FormConjunction (समुच्चयबोधक)
vijñeyāḥto be known/recognized
vijñeyāḥ:
Vidheyaviśeṣaṇa (विधेय-विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootjñā (धातु)
FormGerundive/necessitative (तव्यत्/यत्; here -ya), Masculine Nominative Plural; ‘to be known/recognized’
tulya-lakṣaṇāḥof similar marks/character
tulya-lakṣaṇāḥ:
Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Roottulya + lakṣaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural; bahuvrīhi: ‘having similar characteristics’