Brahmanda Purana — Upodghata Pada, Shloka 20
श्रीनगर-त्रिपुरा-सप्तकक्षा-पालकदेवताप्रकाशनम्
Revelation of the Guardian Deities of Śrīnagara-Tripurā’s Seven Enclosures
Devanagari script
तिलोत्तमेति देवानां वेश्या एतादृशो ऽपराः / गन्धर्वैः सह नव्यानि कल्पवृक्षम धूनि च
Transliteration
tilottameti devānāṃ veśyā etādṛśo 'parāḥ / gandharvaiḥ saha navyāni kalpavṛkṣama dhūni ca
Translation
तिलोत्तमा देवताओं की वेश्या (अप्सरा) कही जाती है; ऐसी ही अन्य अप्सराएँ भी गन्धर्वों के साथ नूतन कल्पवृक्षों के मधु का पान करती थीं।
Word by Word
tilottamāTilottamā
tilottamā:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Roottilottamā (प्रातिपदिक)
FormFeminine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular
itithus/so called
iti:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootiti (अव्यय)
FormQuotative particle (इति-निपात)
devānāmof the gods
devānām:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
TypeNoun
Rootdeva (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Plural
veśyāḥcourtesans
veśyāḥ:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootveśyā (प्रातिपदिक)
FormFeminine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural
etādṛśaḥof such a kind
etādṛśaḥ:
Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootetādṛśa (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular; used predicatively (agreeing with implied 'gaṇaḥ/vidhaḥ' or as descriptive)
aparāḥothers
aparāḥ:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeAdjective
Rootapara (प्रातिपदिक)
FormFeminine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural
gandharvaiḥwith Gandharvas
gandharvaiḥ:
Sahakāraka (सह)
TypeNoun
Rootgandharva (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Plural
sahatogether with
saha:
Sahakāraka (सह)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootsaha (अव्यय)
FormPrepositional indeclinable (सह-योगे अव्यय), governs instrumental
navyāninew (things/performances)
navyāni:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeAdjective
Rootnavya (प्रातिपदिक)
FormNeuter, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Plural; qualifying an implied neuter plural noun (e.g., 'gītāni/krīḍitāni')
kalpavṛkṣamthe wish-fulfilling tree
kalpavṛkṣam:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootkalpavṛkṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular; text appears as 'kalpavṛkṣama' (sandhi/pāṭha), taken as kalpavṛkṣam
dhūniDhūnī (name/stream)
dhūni:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootdhūni (प्रातिपदिक)
FormFeminine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular/Plural (form ambiguous in isolation; here taken as Accusative Singular as a named item)
caand
ca:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootca (अव्यय)
FormConjunction (समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय)