Shloka 6
दान-धर्म-आश्रमविधानम्
Dana, Dharma, and the Four Āśramas
Devanagari script
भूगुरुवाच ब्रह्मकल्पे पुरा ब्रह्मन् ब्रद्मर्षीणां समागमे । लोकसम्भवसंदेह: समुत्पन्नो महात्मनाम्
Translation
ভৃগু বললেন—হে ব্রাহ্মণ! প্রাচীন কালে ব্রহ্মকল্প চলাকালে ব্রহ্মর্ষিদের সমাগম হয়েছিল। সেই মহাত্মাদের সভায় লোকসৃষ্টির বিষয়ে সংশয় উদ্ভূত হয়।
Word by Word
भृगुःBhṛgu (the sage)
भृगुः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootभृगु
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
उवाचsaid/spoke
उवाच:
TypeVerb
Rootवच्
FormPerfect (Paroksha-bhuta), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada
ब्रह्मकल्पेin the Brahmā-kalpa (aeon of Brahmā)
ब्रह्मकल्पे:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootब्रह्मकल्प
FormMasculine, Locative, Singular
पुराformerly, long ago
पुरा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootपुरा
ब्रह्मन्O Brahman (address)
ब्रह्मन्:
TypeNoun
Rootब्रह्मन्
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
ब्रह्मर्षीणाम्of the Brahmarṣis
ब्रह्मर्षीणाम्:
TypeNoun
Rootब्रह्मर्षि
FormMasculine, Genitive, Plural
समागमेin the assembly/meeting
समागमे:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootसमागम
FormMasculine, Locative, Singular
लोकसम्भवसंदेहःdoubt about the origin of the worlds
लोकसम्भवसंदेहः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootलोक-सम्भव-संदेह
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
समुत्पन्नःarisen, produced
समुत्पन्नः:
TypeAdjective
Rootसम्-उत्-पद्
Formक्त (past passive participle), Masculine, Nominative, Singular
महात्मनाम्of the great-souled ones
महात्मनाम्:
TypeNoun
Rootमहात्मन्
FormMasculine, Genitive, Plural
Speaker
भरद्वाज उवाच
Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes