Brahmanda Purana — Anushanga Pada, Shloka 54
सगरस्यौर्वाश्रमगमनम्
Sagara’s Journey to Aurva’s Hermitage
Devanagari script
स तु कश्चिदभूद्वैश्यः पूर्वजन्मनि धर्मवित् / कस्याचिद्विषये राज्ञः प्रभूतधनधान्यवान्
Transliteration
sa tu kaścidabhūdvaiśyaḥ pūrvajanmani dharmavit / kasyācidviṣaye rājñaḥ prabhūtadhanadhānyavān
Translation
അവൻ മുൻജന്മത്തിൽ ധർമ്മം അറിഞ്ഞ ഒരു വൈശ്യനായിരുന്നു; ഒരു രാജാവിന്റെ ദേശത്തിൽ ധനവും ധാന്യവും സമൃദ്ധമായവനായി ജീവിച്ചു।
Word by Word
saḥhe
saḥ:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Roottad (प्रातिपदिक)
FormSarvanāma (सर्वनाम), Masculine, Nominative (1st), Singular
tubut/indeed
tu:
Avyaya (अव्यय)
TypeIndeclinable
Roottu (अव्यय)
FormConjunction/particle (निपात), adversative/emphatic
kaścitsomeone
kaścit:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootkim (प्रातिपदिक) + cit (अव्यय)
FormIndefinite pronoun (अनिश्चित सर्वनाम), Masculine, Nominative (1st), Singular
abhūtwas/became
abhūt:
Kriyā (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootbhū (धातु)
FormLuṅ (Aorist/लुङ्), Parasmaipada, 3rd person, Singular
vaiśyaḥa vaiśya (merchant)
vaiśyaḥ:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootvaiśya (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Nominative (1st), Singular
pūrva-janmaniin a previous birth
pūrva-janmani:
Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
TypeNoun
Rootpūrva (पूर्व, प्रातिपदिक) + janman (जन्मन्, प्रातिपदिक)
FormNeuter, Locative (7th), Singular; तत्पुरुष: 'in a former birth'
dharma-vitknower of dharma
dharma-vit:
Karta-dharma (कर्तृविशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootdharma (धर्म, प्रातिपदिक) + vid (विद्, प्रातिपदिक as -vit)
FormMasculine, Nominative (1st), Singular; तत्पुरुष: 'knower of dharma'
kasyāḥof some
kasyāḥ:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
TypeNoun
Rootkim (प्रातिपदिक)
FormInterrogative/indefinite base, Feminine, Genitive (6th), Singular; with cit in next word
citsome
cit:
Avyaya (अव्यय)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootcit (अव्यय)
FormParticle (निपात) making 'some/any'
viṣayein the territory
viṣaye:
Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
TypeNoun
Rootviṣaya (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Locative (7th), Singular
rājñaḥof a king
rājñaḥ:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Genitive)
TypeNoun
Rootrājan (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Genitive (6th), Singular
prabhūta-dhana-dhānya-vānpossessing abundant wealth and grain
prabhūta-dhana-dhānya-vān:
Karta-dharma (कर्तृविशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootprabhūta (प्रभूत, प्रातिपदिक) + dhana (धन, प्रातिपदिक) + dhānya (धान्य, प्रातिपदिक) + -vant (वन्/मतुप् प्रत्यय)
FormMasculine, Nominative (1st), Singular; बहुपद-तत्पुरुष with possessive suffix -vān (मतुपर्थ)