Brahmanda Purana — Anushanga Pada, Shloka 79
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Devanagari script
भवन्ति रुचिरा नित्यं विपाप्मानो ऽघवर्जिताः / सकृदेवास्तरेद्यर्भान्पिण्डार्थे दक्षिणामुखः
Transliteration
bhavanti rucirā nityaṃ vipāpmāno 'ghavarjitāḥ / sakṛdevāstaredyarbhānpiṇḍārthe dakṣiṇāmukhaḥ
Translation
他们恒常清净可爱，离罪无垢、远离诸恶。为施供团食（piṇḍa）时，当面向南方，仅一次铺设库沙草。
Word by Word
bhavantithey become/are
bhavanti:
Kriyā (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootbhū (धातु)
Formलट् (Present), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन (plural)
rucirāḥpleasing, beautiful
rucirāḥ:
Kartṛ-viśeṣaṇa (कर्ता-विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootrucira (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग (masculine), प्रथमा (Nominative, 1st), बहुवचन (plural)
nityamalways
nityam:
Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (क्रिया-विशेषण)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootnitya (प्रातिपदिक)
Formअव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)
vipāpmānaḥfree from sin
vipāpmānaḥ:
Kartṛ-viśeṣaṇa (कर्ता-विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootvi-pāpman (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; विशेषण (adjective)
aghavarjitāḥdevoid of evil
aghavarjitāḥ:
Kartṛ-viśeṣaṇa (कर्ता-विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootagha + varjita (कृदन्त; √vṛj/varj धातु)
Formतत्पुरुष-समास (अघं वर्जिताः); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; भूतकृदन्त (past passive participle)
sakṛtonce
sakṛt:
Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (क्रिया-विशेषण)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootsakṛt (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)
evaindeed, only
eva:
Sambandha/Emphasis (निपात)
TypeIndeclinable
Rooteva (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; निपात (emphatic particle)
āstaretshould spread/lay out
āstaret:
Kriyā (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootā-√stṛ (धातु)
Formविधिलिङ् (Optative), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन
arbhān(sacrificial) darbha-grass blades / grass tufts
arbhān:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootarbha (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (Accusative, 2nd), बहुवचन
piṇḍārthefor the purpose of the piṇḍa offering
piṇḍārthe:
Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
TypeNoun
Rootpiṇḍa + artha (प्रातिपदिक)
Formतत्पुरुष-समास (पिण्डस्य अर्थे); पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (Locative, 7th), एकवचन
dakṣiṇāmukhaḥfacing south
dakṣiṇāmukhaḥ:
Kartṛ (कर्ता)
TypeAdjective
Rootdakṣiṇā + mukha (प्रातिपदिक)
Formकर्मधारय-समास (दक्षिणं मुखं यस्य/दक्षिणमुखः); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन