Brahmanda Purana — Anushanga Pada, Shloka 4
Nakṣatra-Śrāddha (Ancestral Rites Connected with Asterisms) — नक्षत्रश्राद्धम्
Devanagari script
मत्स्यैः प्रीणन्ति द्वौ मासौ त्रीन्मासान्हारिणेन तु / शाशेन चतुरो मासान्पञ्च प्रीणाति शाकुनैः
Transliteration
matsyaiḥ prīṇanti dvau māsau trīnmāsānhāriṇena tu / śāśena caturo māsānpañca prīṇāti śākunaiḥ
Translation
以鱼供献，则祖灵欢喜两月；以鹿肉供献，欢喜三月；以野兔（śaśa）之肉供献，欢喜四月；以禽鸟之肉供献，欢喜五月。
Word by Word
matsyaiḥwith fish
matsyaiḥ:
Karaṇa (करण)
TypeNoun
Rootmatsya (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Plural
prīṇantithey please/satisfy
prīṇanti:
Kriyā (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootprīṇ (धातु; causative/intensive of √prī in sense ‘to please’)
FormPresent (लट्), Parasmaipada, 3rd person, Plural
dvautwo
dvau:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeAdjective
Rootdvi (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Dual; numeral adjective qualifying māsau
māsaumonths
māsau:
Kāla-adhikaraṇa (काल-अधिकरण)
TypeNoun
Rootmāsa (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Dual; duration object
trīnthree
trīn:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeAdjective
Roottri (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Plural; numeral adjective qualifying māsān
māsānmonths
māsān:
Kāla-adhikaraṇa (काल-अधिकरण)
TypeNoun
Rootmāsa (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Plural; duration object
hāriṇenawith deer (meat)
hāriṇena:
Karaṇa (करण)
TypeNoun
Roothāriṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
FormNeuter, Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular; ‘deer (meat)’ as offering
tubut/indeed
tu:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Roottu (अव्यय)
FormParticle (निपात)
śāśenawith hare (meat)
śāśena:
Karaṇa (करण)
TypeNoun
Rootśāśa (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular; hare/rabbit (meat)
caturofour
caturo:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeAdjective
Rootcatur (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Plural; numeral adjective qualifying māsān
māsānmonths
māsān:
Kāla-adhikaraṇa (काल-अधिकरण)
TypeNoun
Rootmāsa (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Plural; duration object
pañcafive
pañca:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeAdjective
Rootpañcan (प्रातिपदिक)
Form(Classical usage) indeclinable numeral used with accusative plural; qualifying māsān (understood)
prīṇātipleases/satisfies
prīṇāti:
Kriyā (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootprīṇ (धातु)
FormPresent (लट्), Parasmaipada, 3rd person, Singular
śākunaiḥwith birds (fowl)
śākunaiḥ:
Karaṇa (करण)
TypeNoun
Rootśākuna (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine/Neuter, Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Plural; ‘birds/fowl (meat)’