Brahmanda Purana — Prakriya Pada, Shloka 26
Priyavrata-vaṃśa and Saptadvīpa Vibhāga (प्रियव्रतवंशः सप्तद्वीपविभागश्च)
Devanagari script
मुनेश्च मौनिदेशो वै दुन्दुभेर्दुन्दुभिः स्मृतः / एते जनपदाः सप्त क्रैञ्चद्वीपे तु भास्वराः
Transliteration
muneśca maunideśo vai dundubherdundubhiḥ smṛtaḥ / ete janapadāḥ sapta kraiñcadvīpe tu bhāsvarāḥ
Translation
Xứ của bậc hiền triết được gọi là Mauni-deśa; xứ của Dundubhi được gọi là Dundubhi. Bảy janapada ấy rực sáng trên đảo Krañcadvīpa.
Word by Word
muneḥof the sage
muneḥ:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
TypeNoun
Rootmuni (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Genitive (6th), Singular
caand
ca:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootca (अव्यय)
FormConjunction (समुच्चय) ‘and’
mauni-deśaḥthe Mauni region
mauni-deśaḥ:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootmauni (प्रातिपदिक) + deśa (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Nominative (1st), Singular; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (‘of the Mauni’)
vaiindeed
vai:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootvai (अव्यय)
FormParticle (निपात) for emphasis/assurance
dundubheḥof Dundubhi
dundubheḥ:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
TypeNoun
Rootdundubhi (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Genitive (6th), Singular
dundubhiḥ(is) Dundubhi
dundubhiḥ:
Pradhāna-nāma (प्रधान-नाम)
TypeNoun
Rootdundubhi (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Nominative (1st), Singular; predicate noun
smṛtaḥis said
smṛtaḥ:
Kriyā (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootsmṛ (धातु) + ta (क्त)
FormPast passive participle (क्त), Masculine, Nominative, Singular; ‘is said’
etethese
ete:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootetad (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Nominative (1st), Plural (बहुवचन); demonstrative pronoun
janapadāḥcountries/regions
janapadāḥ:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootjanapada (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Nominative (1st), Plural
saptaseven
sapta:
Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootsapta (प्रातिपदिक/संख्या)
FormNumeral adjective; indeclinable-like in form; qualifying plural noun
kraiñca-dvīpein Kraiñca-dvīpa
kraiñca-dvīpe:
Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
TypeNoun
Rootkraiñca (प्रातिपदिक) + dvīpa (प्रातिपदिक)
FormNeuter, Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (‘of Kraiñca’)
tuindeed/but
tu:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Roottu (अव्यय)
FormParticle (निपात)
bhāsvarāḥsplendid/bright
bhāsvarāḥ:
Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootbhāsvara (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Nominative (1st), Plural; predicate adjective