Brahma Purana — Bondage Through the Guṇas: Transmigration, Misidentification, and Ascetic Practices, Shloka 15
Devanagari script
भोजनानि विचित्राणि रत्नानि विविधानि च एकरात्रान्तराशित्वम् एककालिकभोजनम् //
Translation
Verse 15 of chapter 242 is to be recited with faith (śraddhā) to grasp the principles of Dharma.
Word by Word
bhojanānifoods; meals
bhojanāni:
Karma (कर्म/Object)
TypeNoun
Rootbhojana (प्रातिपदिक)
FormNapुंसकलिङ्ग, Prathamā/Dvitīyā, Bahuvacana
vicitrāṇivariegated; diverse
vicitrāṇi:
Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootvicitra (प्रातिपदिक)
FormNapुंसकलिङ्ग, Prathamā/Dvitīyā, Bahuvacana; विशेषण of ‘bhojanāni’
ratnānigems
ratnāni:
Karma (कर्म/Object)
TypeNoun
Rootratna (प्रातिपदिक)
FormNapुंसकलिङ्ग, Prathamā/Dvitīyā, Bahuvacana
vividhānivarious
vividhāni:
Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootvividha (प्रातिपदिक)
FormNapुंसकलिङ्ग, Prathamā/Dvitīyā, Bahuvacana; विशेषण of ‘ratnāni’
caand
ca:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootca (अव्यय)
FormAvyaya, conjunction
eka-rātra-antara-āśitvameating at intervals of one night (every other night)
eka-rātra-antara-āśitvam:
Karma (कर्म/Object)
TypeNoun
Rooteka (प्रातिपदिक/संख्या) + rātra (प्रातिपदिक) + antara (प्रातिपदिक) + āśitva (प्रातिपदिक)
FormNapुंसकलिङ्ग, Prathamā/Dvitīyā, Ekavacana; तत्पुरुषः: ekarātrasya antaraṃ (one-night interval) + āśitvam (state of eating)
eka-kālika-bhojanamone-time meal (once a day)
eka-kālika-bhojanam:
Karma (कर्म/Object)
TypeNoun
Rooteka (प्रातिपदिक/संख्या) + kālika (प्रातिपदिक) + bhojana (प्रातिपदिक)
FormNapुंसकलिङ्ग, Prathamā/Dvitīyā, Ekavacana; तत्पुरुषः: ekakālikam bhojanam (meal once per time-period/day)
Speaker
Not specified in the excerpt.