Brahma Purana — Sāṃkhya-Informed Discourse on the Unmanifest (Avyakta), the 25 Tattvas, and Liberation, Shloka 35
Devanagari script
विविक्तशीलाय विधिप्रियाय विवादहीनाय बहुश्रुताय विनीतवेशाय नहैतुकात्मने सदैव गुह्यं त्व् इदम् एव देयम्
Translation
ইয়াত শ্লোক-সংখ্যা ৩৫; মূল শ্লোক নথকাৰণে যথাযথ অনুবাদ সম্ভৱ নহয়।
Word by Word
vivikta-śīlāyato one of secluded conduct
vivikta-śīlāya:
Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान)
TypeAdjective
Rootvivikta (प्रातिपदिक/क्त) + śīla (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Dative, Singular; ‘of secluded/quiet conduct’
vidhi-priyāyato one who loves discipline
vidhi-priyāya:
Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान)
TypeAdjective
Rootvidhi (प्रातिपदिक) + priya (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Dative, Singular; ‘fond of rule/discipline’
vivāda-hīnāyato one free of quarrel
vivāda-hīnāya:
Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान)
TypeAdjective
Rootvivāda (प्रातिपदिक) + hīna (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Dative, Singular; ‘free from dispute’
bahu-śrutāyato the well-learned
bahu-śrutāya:
Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान)
TypeAdjective
Rootbahu (प्रातिपदिक) + śruta (प्रातिपदिक/क्त)
FormMasculine, Dative, Singular; ‘much-heard’ = learned
vinīta-veśāyato one of humble appearance
vinīta-veśāya:
Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान)
TypeAdjective
Rootvinīta (प्रातिपदिक/क्त) + veśa (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Dative, Singular; ‘of modest appearance/dress’
na-hetuka-ātmaneto one not driven by mere argument
na-hetuka-ātmane:
Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान)
TypeNoun
Rootna (अव्यय) + hetuka (प्रातिपदिक) + ātman (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Dative, Singular; ‘one whose nature is not (mere) reasoning/causation’ i.e., not argumentative/without ulterior motive
sadāalways
sadā:
Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootsadā (अव्यय)
FormAdverb (कालवाचक-अव्यय)
evaindeed
eva:
Avadhāraṇa (अवधारण)
TypeIndeclinable
Rooteva (अव्यय)
FormEmphatic particle
guhyamsecret (doctrine)
guhyam:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeAdjective
Rootguhya (प्रातिपदिक)
FormNeuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular; used as substantive ‘secret (teaching)’
tubut/indeed
tu:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Roottu (अव्यय)
FormAdversative/contrast particle (व्यतिरेक-अव्यय)
idamthis
idam:
Karma (कर्म)
TypePronoun
Rootidam (प्रातिपदिक)
FormNeuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular
evaalone/indeed
eva:
Avadhāraṇa (अवधारण)
TypeIndeclinable
Rooteva (अव्यय)
FormEmphatic particle
deyamshould be given
deyam:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeAdjective
Rootdā (धातु) + ya (प्रत्यय)
FormGerundive, Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular
Speaker
Preceptor to royal questioner; later attributed to Vasiṣṭha in Vyāsa’s framing