Brahmanda Purana — Prakriya Pada, Shloka 31

Pṛthivy-Āyāma-Vistara (Extent of the Earth) and Jambūdvīpa–Navavarṣa Description

Devanagari script

वसंति तेषु सत्त्वानि नानाजातीनि सर्वशः / इदं हैमवतं वर्षं भारतं नाम विश्रुतम्

Transliteration

vasaṃti teṣu sattvāni nānājātīni sarvaśaḥ / idaṃ haimavataṃ varṣaṃ bhārataṃ nāma viśrutam

Translation

Ở đó, muôn loài thuộc nhiều giống loại cư trú khắp nơi. Đây là varṣa gắn với dãy Himavat, nổi danh với tên ‘Bhārata’.

Word by Word

• vasanti: dwell/live
• vasanti: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √vas (धातु)
• Form: Laṭ-lakāra (Present), Prathama-puruṣa (3rd person), Bahuvacana

• teṣu: in those (regions)
• teṣu: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga, Saptamī (7th/सप्तमी), Bahuvacana; सर्वनाम

• sattvāni: beings/creatures
• sattvāni: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sattva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napuṃsakaliṅga, Prathamā (1st/प्रथमा), Bahuvacana

• nānā-jātīni: of many kinds
• nānā-jātīni: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण) of sattvāni
• Type: Adjective
• Root: nānā (अव्यय/प्रातिपदिक) + jāti (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napuṃsakaliṅga, Prathamā (1st/प्रथमा), Bahuvacana; विशेषणम् (various kinds)

• sarvaśaḥ: everywhere/in all ways
• sarvaśaḥ: Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sarvaśas (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya (adverb)

• idam: this
• idam: Karta (कर्ता) (topic/subject)
• Type: Noun
• Root: idam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napuṃsakaliṅga, Prathamā (1st/प्रथमा), Ekavacana; सर्वनाम

• haimavatam: Haimavata (connected with Himavat)
• haimavatam: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण) of varṣam
• Type: Adjective
• Root: haimavata (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napuṃsakaliṅga, Prathamā/ द्वितीया (1st/2nd), Ekavacana; विशेषणम् (belonging to Himavat)

• varṣam: region/land (varṣa)
• varṣam: Karta (कर्ता) (with idaṃ)
• Type: Noun
• Root: varṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napuṃsakaliṅga, Prathamā/ द्वितीया (1st/2nd), Ekavacana

• bhāratam: Bhārata
• bhāratam: Samānādhikaraṇa (समानाधिकरण) with varṣam
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhārata (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napuṃsakaliṅga, Prathamā/ द्वितीया (1st/2nd), Ekavacana; नाम (proper name)

• nāma: named/indeed
• nāma: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: nāma (अव्यय)
• Form: Avyaya (quotative/namely particle)

• viśrutam: well-known
• viśrutam: Predicate adjective (विधेय-विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: vi-√śru (धातु) + kta (कृत् प्रत्यय)
• Form: Kta-participle, Napuṃsakaliṅga, Prathamā/ द्वितीया (1st/2nd), Ekavacana; विशेषणम्