Brahmanda Purana — Prakriya Pada, Shloka 15
यज्ञप्रवर्तनम् (Yajña-pravartana) — The Institution/Commencement of Sacrifice in Dvāpara
Devanagari script
द्वापरेषु प्रवर्त्तन्ते निवर्त्तन्ते कलौ युगे / एकमाध्वर्यवं त्वासीत्पुनर्द्वैधमजायत
Transliteration
dvāpareṣu pravarttante nivarttante kalau yuge / ekamādhvaryavaṃ tvāsītpunardvaidhamajāyata
Translation
द्वापरेषु प्रवर्तन्ते, कलौ युगे निवर्तन्ते; एकम् आध्वर्यवं आसीत्, पुनर्द्वैधम् अजायत।
Word by Word
dvāpareṣuin the Dvāpara (ages)
dvāpareṣu:
Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
TypeNoun
Rootdvāpara (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), बहुवचन (Plural)
pravartanteproceed/come into operation
pravartante:
Kriya (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootpra + vṛt (धातु)
Formलट्-लकार (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), बहुवचन (Plural), आत्मनेपद (Ātmanepada)
nivartantecease/withdraw
nivartante:
Kriya (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootni + vṛt (धातु)
Formलट्-लकार (Present), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), बहुवचन (Plural), आत्मनेपद (Ātmanepada)
kalauin Kali (age)
kalau:
Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
TypeNoun
Rootkali (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन (Singular)
yugein the age
yuge:
Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
TypeNoun
Rootyuga (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), सप्तमी-विभक्ति (Locative/7th), एकवचन (Singular)
ekamone (single)
ekam:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeAdjective
Rooteka (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nom/Acc), एकवचन (Singular); विशेषण (adjective)
ādhvaryavamthe Ādhvaryava (Yajurvedic tradition/branch)
ādhvaryavam:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootādhvaryava (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nom/Acc), एकवचन (Singular)
tubut
tu:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
TypeIndeclinable
Roottu (अव्यय)
Formविरोध/विशेषार्थक-निपात (adversative/emphatic particle)
āsītwas
āsīt:
Kriya (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootas (धातु)
Formलङ्-लकार (Imperfect/Past), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद (Parasmaipada)
punaragain
punar:
Kāla-adhikaraṇa (काल-अधिकरण)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootpunar (अव्यय)
Formपुनरावृत्त्यर्थक-अव्यय (adverb: again)
dvaidhamduality/twofold division
dvaidham:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootdvaidha (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nom/Acc), एकवचन (Singular)
ajāyataarose/came to be
ajāyata:
Kriya (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootjan (धातु)
Formलङ्-लकार (Imperfect/Past), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन (Singular), आत्मनेपद (Ātmanepada)