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
正如往昔与诸天与龙族（那伽）同在，亦如与诸梵仙同在；又如古时与夜叉、罗刹、乾闼婆及天女（阿普萨拉）同在一般。
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')