Brahma Purana — Sāṃkhya–Yoga on the Great Self: Sense-Control, Inner Vision, and Liberation, Shloka 15
Devanagari script
आश्रयो नास्ति सत्त्वस्य गुणशब्दो न चेतनाः सत्त्वं हि तेजः सृजति न गुणान् वै कथंचन //
Translation
Dieser Vers (Nr. 15) gilt als heiliges Wort innerhalb der puranischen Überlieferung.
Word by Word
āśrayaḥsupport; substratum
āśrayaḥ:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootāśraya (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन)
nanot
na:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootna (अव्यय)
FormNegation particle (निषेध-अव्यय)
astiexists
asti:
Kriya (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootas (अस् धातु)
FormPresent tense (लट्), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन)
sattvasyaof sattva; of being/essence
sattvasya:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
TypeNoun
Rootsattva (प्रातिपदिक)
FormNeuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Genitive (षष्ठी/6), Singular (एकवचन)
guṇa-śabdaḥthe word ‘guṇa’
guṇa-śabdaḥ:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootguṇa (प्रातिपदिक) + śabda (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (guṇasya śabdaḥ)
nanot
na:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootna (अव्यय)
FormNegation particle (निषेध-अव्यय)
cetanāḥconsciousnesses; sentiencies
cetanāḥ:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootcetanā (प्रातिपदिक)
FormFeminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Plural (बहुवचन)
sattvamsattva
sattvam:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootsattva (प्रातिपदिक)
FormNeuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (द्वितीया/2), Singular (एकवचन)
hiindeed
hi:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Roothi (अव्यय)
FormEmphatic particle (निपात)
tejaḥradiance; energy
tejaḥ:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Roottejas (प्रातिपदिक)
FormNeuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन)
sṛjaticreates; produces
sṛjati:
Kriya (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootsṛj (सृज् धातु)
FormPresent tense (लट्), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन), Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद)
nanot
na:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootna (अव्यय)
FormNegation particle (निषेध-अव्यय)
guṇānqualities; guṇas
guṇān:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootguṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Accusative (द्वितीया/2), Plural (बहुवचन)
vaiindeed; surely
vai:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootvai (अव्यय)
FormEmphatic particle (निपात)
kathaṃcanain any way; at all
kathaṃcana:
Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootkathaṃcana (अव्यय)
FormIndeclinable adverb (क्रियाविशेषण-अव्यय)
Speaker
Implied continuation of Vyāsa’s discourse; listener not specified