Brahmanda Purana — Upodghata Pada, Shloka 8
Vaṃśānuvārṇana and the Transition to the Fourth (Upasaṃhāra) Pada
Devanagari script
एतान्युक्तानि वै सम्यक्सप्तसप्तसु वै प्रजाः / मन्वन्तराणि संक्षेपाच्छृणुता नागतानि मे
Transliteration
etānyuktāni vai samyaksaptasaptasu vai prajāḥ / manvantarāṇi saṃkṣepācchṛṇutā nāgatāni me
Translation
ये बातें मैंने सात-सात प्रजाओं के विषय में ठीक-ठीक कही हैं। अब मेरे मुख से संक्षेप में आने वाले मन्वन्तरों का वर्णन सुनो।
Word by Word
etānithese
etāni:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootetad (प्रातिपदिक)
FormSarvanāma (सर्वनाम), Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Nominative/Accusative (1/2 विभक्ति), Plural (बहुवचन)
uktānisaid, stated
uktāni:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeAdjective
Rootvac (धातु) + ukta (कृदन्त)
FormPast passive participle (क्त/कर्मणि), Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Nominative/Accusative (1/2 विभक्ति), Plural (बहुवचन)
vaiindeed
vai:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootvai (अव्यय)
FormParticle/emphasis (निपात)
samyakproperly, correctly
samyak:
Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootsamyak (अव्यय)
FormAdverb (क्रियाविशेषण)
saptaseven
sapta:
Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootsapta (प्रातिपदिक)
FormNumeral adjective (संख्यावाचक), Indeclinable-like in compound context; here used with locative plural noun
saptasuin the sevens (in the groups of seven)
saptasu:
Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
TypeNoun
Rootsapta (प्रातिपदिक)
FormNeuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Locative (7 विभक्ति), Plural (बहुवचन)
vaiindeed
vai:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootvai (अव्यय)
FormParticle/emphasis (निपात)
prajāḥcreatures, beings
prajāḥ:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootprajā (प्रातिपदिक)
FormFeminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Nominative (1 विभक्ति), Plural (बहुवचन)
manvantarāṇiManvantaras (periods of Manus)
manvantarāṇi:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootmanu + antara (प्रातिपदिक)
FormTatpuruṣa (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: manu-antara), Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (2 विभक्ति), Plural (बहुवचन)
saṃkṣepātbriefly, in summary
saṃkṣepāt:
Hetu/Apādāna (हेतु/अपादान)
TypeNoun
Rootsaṃkṣepa (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Ablative (5 विभक्ति), Singular (एकवचन); adverbial sense
śṛṇutāhear (you two), listen
śṛṇutā:
Kriyā (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootśru (धातु)
FormLoṭ-lakāra (लोट्/imperative), Madhyama-puruṣa (2nd person), Dual (द्विवचन), Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद)
anāgatānifuture, not yet come
anāgatāni:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeAdjective
Rootan-āgata (प्रातिपदिक; ā-gam धातु से)
FormPast participle used adjectivally (क्त), with negation prefix an-; Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (2 विभक्ति), Plural (बहुवचन)
meof me, my
me:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
TypeNoun
Rootasmad (प्रातिपदिक)
FormPronoun (सर्वनाम), Genitive (6 विभक्ति), Singular (एकवचन)