Brahmanda Purana — Prakriya Pada, Shloka 118
मन्वन्तरानुक्रमवर्णनम् (Enumeration of Manvantara Cycles) — with focus on Svārociṣa Manvantara
Devanagari script
यथा देवैश्च नागैश्च यथा ब्रह्मर्षिभिः सह / यक्षै राक्षसगन्धर्वैरप्सरोभिर्यथा पुरा
Transliteration
yathā devaiśca nāgaiśca yathā brahmarṣibhiḥ saha / yakṣai rākṣasagandharvairapsarobhiryathā purā
Translation
جیسے دیوتاؤں اور ناگوں کے ساتھ، ویسے ہی برہمرشیوں کے ساتھ؛ اور جیسے یکشوں، راکشسوں، گندھرووں اور اپسراؤں کے ساتھ قدیم زمانے میں ہوا تھا۔
Word by Word
yathāas, in the manner that
yathā:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootyathā (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; सम्बन्ध/प्रकारवाचक (correlative adverb: 'as/how')
devaiḥby/with the gods
devaiḥ:
Karana (करण)
TypeNoun
Rootdeva (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग; तृतीया (करण) बहुवचन (Instrumental plural)
caand
ca:
Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootca (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; समुच्चयबोधक (conjunction)
nāgaiḥby/with the Nāgas (serpents)
nāgaiḥ:
Karana (करण)
TypeNoun
Rootnāga (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग; तृतीया (करण) बहुवचन (Instrumental plural)
caand
ca:
Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootca (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; समुच्चयबोधक (conjunction)
yathāas
yathā:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootyathā (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; प्रकारवाचक (correlative adverb)
brahmarṣibhiḥby/with the Brahmarṣis
brahmarṣibhiḥ:
Karana (करण)
TypeNoun
Rootbrahma-rṣi (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग; तृतीया (करण) बहुवचन (Instrumental plural); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (brahmaṇaḥ ṛṣayaḥ)
sahatogether with
saha:
Sahārtha (सहार्थ)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootsaha (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; सहार्थक (postposition/adverb: 'together with')
yakṣaiḥby/with the Yakṣas
yakṣaiḥ:
Karana (करण)
TypeNoun
Rootyakṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग; तृतीया (करण) बहुवचन (Instrumental plural)
rākṣasa-gandharvaiḥby/with Rākṣasas and Gandharvas
rākṣasa-gandharvaiḥ:
Karana (करण)
TypeNoun
Rootrākṣasa + gandharva (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग; तृतीया (करण) बहुवचन (Instrumental plural); इतरेतर-द्वन्द्वः (rākṣasāś ca gandharvāś ca)
apsarobhiḥby/with the Apsarases
apsarobhiḥ:
Karana (करण)
TypeNoun
Rootapsaras (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग; तृतीया (करण) बहुवचन (Instrumental plural)
yathāas
yathā:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootyathā (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; प्रकारवाचक (correlative adverb)
purāformerly, in ancient times
purā:
Kāla (काल)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootpurā (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; कालवाचक (adverb of time: 'formerly')