Brahma Purana — Shiva on Dharma: Nonviolence, Truthful Speech, Mental Discipline, and the Karmic Causes of Heaven and Longevity, Shloka 4
Devanagari script
शिव उवाच देवि धर्मार्थतत्त्वज्ञे धर्मनित्ये उमे सदा सर्वप्राणिहितः प्रश्नः श्रूयतां बुद्धिवर्धनः //
Translation
هذا الموضع لا يورد إلا الرقم «4» في قسم السنسكريتية دون نصٍّ للبيت، لذا يتعذّر تقديم ترجمة ذات معنى.
Word by Word
śivaḥŚiva
śivaḥ:
Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
TypeNoun
Rootśiva (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)
uvācasaid
uvāca:
Kriya (क्रिया/Verb)
TypeVerb
Root√vac (धातु)
FormPerfect (लिट्), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन), Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद)
deviO goddess
devi:
Sambodhana (सम्बोधन/Vocative address)
TypeNoun
Rootdevī (प्रातिपदिक)
FormFeminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Vocative (8th/सम्बोधन), Singular (एकवचन)
dharma-artha-tattva-jñeO knower of the truth of dharma and artha
dharma-artha-tattva-jñe:
Sambodhana (सम्बोधन/Vocative address)
TypeNoun
Rootdharma + artha + tattva + jña (प्रातिपदिक)
FormFeminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Vocative (8th/सम्बोधन), Singular (एकवचन) — addressing Umā
dharma-nityeO ever-steadfast in dharma
dharma-nitye:
Sambodhana (सम्बोधन/Vocative address)
TypeNoun
Rootdharma + nitya (प्रातिपदिक)
FormFeminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Vocative (8th/सम्बोधन), Singular (एकवचन)
umeO Umā
ume:
Sambodhana (सम्बोधन/Vocative address)
TypeNoun
Rootumā (प्रातिपदिक)
FormFeminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Vocative (8th/सम्बोधन), Singular (एकवचन)
sadāalways
sadā:
Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण/Adverbial)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootsadā (अव्यय)
FormAdverb (कालवाचक अव्यय)
sarva-prāṇi-hitaḥbeneficial for all living beings
sarva-prāṇi-hitaḥ:
Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
TypeAdjective
Rootsarva + prāṇin + hita (प्रातिपदिक; √dhā/√hi? here hita as ‘beneficial/placed’ adjective)
FormMasculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन) — qualifying praśnaḥ
praśnaḥthe question
praśnaḥ:
Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
TypeNoun
Rootpraśna (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)
śrūyatāmlet it be heard
śrūyatām:
Kriya (क्रिया/Verb)
TypeVerb
Root√śru (धातु)
FormImperative (लोट्), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन), Ātmanepada (आत्मनेपद), Passive/impersonal sense (कर्मणि/भावे) — ‘let it be heard’
buddhi-vardhanaḥmind/intellect-increasing
buddhi-vardhanaḥ:
Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
TypeAdjective
Rootbuddhi + vardhana (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन) — qualifying praśnaḥ
Speaker
Śiva to Umā