Shloka 46
Adhyaya 242 — Bondage Through the Guṇas: Transmigration, Misidentification, and Ascetic Practices
Devanagari script
तथैव पौरुषं लिङ्गम् अनुमानाद् धि मन्यते स लिङ्गान्तरम् आसाद्य प्राकृतं लिङ्गम् अव्रणम् //
Translation
Dieser Vers (Kap. 242, V. 46) lehrt, dass die aufrichtige Ausübung des Dharma der Weg zu Wohlergehen und Tugend ist.
Word by Word
tathālikewise
tathā:
Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
TypeIndeclinable
Roottathā (अव्यय)
FormIndeclinable (अव्यय), adverb (क्रियाविशेषण)
evaindeed
eva:
Nipata (निपात)
TypeIndeclinable
Rooteva (अव्यय)
FormIndeclinable (अव्यय), emphatic particle (निपात)
pauruṣampertaining to Puruṣa
pauruṣam:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeAdjective
Rootpauruṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
FormAdjective (विशेषण), Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)
liṅgammark/sign
liṅgam:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootliṅga (प्रातिपदिक)
FormNeuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)
anumānātfrom inference
anumānāt:
Hetu/Apadana (हेतु/अपादान)
TypeNoun
Rootanumāna (प्रातिपदिक)
FormNeuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Ablative (पञ्चमी), Singular (एकवचन)
hiindeed/for
hi:
Nipata (निपात)
TypeIndeclinable
Roothi (अव्यय)
FormIndeclinable (अव्यय), particle (निपात) giving emphasis/reason
manyatethinks/considers
manyate:
Kriya (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootman (धातु)
FormPresent tense (लट्), Ātmanepada (आत्मनेपद), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन)
saḥhe
saḥ:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Roottad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
FormPronoun (सर्वनाम), Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)
liṅga-antaramanother sign
liṅga-antaram:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootliṅga + antara (प्रातिपदिक-समाहार)
FormCompound noun (समास), Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन); tatpuruṣa: 'another/different sign'
āsādyahaving attained
āsādya:
Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकाल-क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootā + sad (धातु)
FormAbsolutive/Gerund (क्त्वान्त/ल्यप्), indeclinable verbal (अव्यय-क्रियाविशेषण), meaning 'having reached/obtained'
prākṛtamnatural / of Prakṛti
prākṛtam:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeAdjective
Rootprākṛta (प्रातिपदिक)
FormAdjective (विशेषण), Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)
liṅgamsign
liṅgam:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootliṅga (प्रातिपदिक)
FormNeuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)
avraṇamunwounded/without wounds
avraṇam:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeAdjective
Roota + vraṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
FormAdjective (विशेषण), Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन); privative a- (नञ्)
Speaker
Didactic speaker; addressee not specified.