Brahmanda Purana — Anushanga Pada, Shloka 21
Prajāpati-vaṃśānukīrtana — Genealogical Enumeration of Progenitors
Dharma’s Line and the Sādhyas
Devanagari script
धरो ध्रुवश्च सोमश्च आयुश्चैवानलो ऽनिलः / प्रत्यूषश्च प्रभासश्च वसवो ऽष्टौ प्रकीर्तिताः
Transliteration
dharo dhruvaśca somaśca āyuścaivānalo 'nilaḥ / pratyūṣaśca prabhāsaśca vasavo 'ṣṭau prakīrtitāḥ
Translation
ਧਰ, ਧ੍ਰੁਵ, ਸੋਮ, ਆਯੁ, ਅਨਲ, ਅਨਿਲ, ਪ੍ਰਤਿਊਸ਼ ਅਤੇ ਪ੍ਰਭਾਸ—ਇਹ ਅੱਠ ਵਸੂ ਕਹੇ ਗਏ ਹਨ।
Word by Word
dharaḥDhara (name)
dharaḥ:
Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
TypeNoun
Rootdhara (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)
dhruvaḥDhruva (name)
dhruvaḥ:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootdhruva (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन
caand
ca:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootca (अव्यय)
Formसमुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)
somaḥSoma (name)
somaḥ:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootsoma (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन
caand
ca:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootca (अव्यय)
Formसमुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)
āyuḥĀyus (name)
āyuḥ:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootāyus (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन
caand
ca:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootca (अव्यय)
Formसमुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)
evaindeed/just
eva:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
TypeIndeclinable
Rooteva (अव्यय)
Formनिपात (particle/emphasis)
analaḥAnala (name; fire)
analaḥ:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootanala (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन
anilaḥAnila (name; wind)
anilaḥ:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootanila (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन
pratyūṣaḥPratyūṣa (name; dawn)
pratyūṣaḥ:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootpratyūṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन
caand
ca:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootca (अव्यय)
Formसमुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)
prabhāsaḥPrabhāsa (name)
prabhāsaḥ:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootprabhāsa (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन
caand
ca:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootca (अव्यय)
Formसमुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)
vasavaḥthe Vasus
vasavaḥ:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootvasu (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, बहुवचन (Plural)
aṣṭaueight
aṣṭau:
Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/modifier)
TypeAdjective
Rootaṣṭa (प्रातिपदिक)
Formसंख्यावाचक-विशेषण (numeral adjective), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; वसवः इति विशेष्यस्य विशेषणम्
prakīrtitāḥare proclaimed/are mentioned
prakīrtitāḥ:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeVerb
Rootpra√kīrt (धातु) + kta (कृत्-प्रत्यय)
Formकृदन्त-भूतकर्मणि/कर्मणि प्रयोगः (past passive participle), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; ‘प्रकीर्तित’ = ‘proclaimed/mentioned’