Brahmanda Purana — Anushanga Pada, Shloka 80
Marut-Soma Boon and Nahusha–Yayati Lineage
Marutakanyā–Vamśa-varṇana
Devanagari script
ययातिरुवाच ब्राह्मणप्रमुखा वर्णाः सर्वे शृण्वन्तु मे वचः
Transliteration
yayātiruvāca brāhmaṇapramukhā varṇāḥ sarve śṛṇvantu me vacaḥ
Translation
யயாதி கூறினார்—பிராமணரைத் தொடங்கி எல்லா வர்ணங்களும் என் சொற்களைக் கேளுங்கள்.
Word by Word
yayātiḥYayāti
yayātiḥ:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootyayāti (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)
uvācasaid
uvāca:
Kriyā (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√vac (धातु)
FormPerfect (लिट्), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन), Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद)
brāhmaṇa-pramukhāḥthose headed by brāhmaṇas
brāhmaṇa-pramukhāḥ:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootbrāhmaṇa (प्रातिपदिक) + pramukha (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural (बहुवचन); tatpuruṣa: 'having brāhmaṇas as foremost'
varṇāḥclasses/orders
varṇāḥ:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootvarṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural (बहुवचन)
sarveall
sarve:
Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootsarva (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural (बहुवचन); qualifies varṇāḥ
śṛṇvantulet (them) hear
śṛṇvantu:
Kriyā (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√śru (धातु)
FormImperative (लोट्), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Plural (बहुवचन), Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद)
memy
me:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
TypeNoun
Rootasmad (प्रातिपदिक)
FormPronoun (सर्वनाम), Genitive (6th/षष्ठी) or Dative (4th/चतुर्थी), Singular (एकवचन); here genitive 'my'
vacaḥwords/speech
vacaḥ:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootvacas (प्रातिपदिक)
FormNeuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)