Brahma Purana — Bondage Through the Guṇas: Transmigration, Misidentification, and Ascetic Practices, Shloka 47
Devanagari script
व्रणद्वाराण्य् अधिष्ठाय कर्माण्य् आत्मनि मन्यते श्रोत्रादीनि तु सर्वाणि पञ्च कर्मेन्द्रियाण्य् अथ //
Translation
This verse (ch. 242, v. 47) concludes that those endowed with faith and wisdom should honor the Vedas and the Puranas to uphold the order of the world.
Word by Word
vraṇa-dvārāṇiwound-openings
vraṇa-dvārāṇi:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootvraṇa + dvāra (प्रातिपदिक-समाहार)
FormCompound noun (समास), Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (द्वितीया), Plural (बहुवचन); tatpuruṣa: vraṇasya dvārāṇi = 'doors/openings of wounds'
adhiṣṭhāyahaving presided over
adhiṣṭhāya:
Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकाल-क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootadhi + sthā (धातु)
FormAbsolutive/Gerund (क्त्वान्त/ल्यप्), indeclinable verbal (अव्यय-क्रियाविशेषण), 'having presided over/occupying'
karmāṇiactions
karmāṇi:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootkarman (प्रातिपदिक)
FormNeuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (द्वितीया), Plural (बहुवचन)
ātmaniin the self
ātmani:
Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
TypeNoun
Rootātman (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Locative (सप्तमी), Singular (एकवचन)
manyatethinks/considers
manyate:
Kriya (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootman (धातु)
FormPresent tense (लट्), Ātmanepada (आत्मनेपद), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन)
śrotra-ādīnithe ear and the rest
śrotra-ādīni:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootśrotra + ādi (प्रातिपदिक-समाहार)
FormCompound noun (समास), Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा), Plural (बहुवचन); tatpuruṣa: śrotram ādiḥ yeṣām = 'ear etc.' (a set beginning with ear)
tubut/indeed
tu:
Nipata (निपात)
TypeIndeclinable
Roottu (अव्यय)
FormIndeclinable (अव्यय), adversative particle (निपात)
sarvāṇiall
sarvāṇi:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeAdjective
Rootsarva (प्रातिपदिक)
FormAdjective (विशेषण), Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा), Plural (बहुवचन)
pañcafive
pañca:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeAdjective
Rootpañcan (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक; अव्ययवत्)
FormNumeral (संख्या), indeclinable-like form used with plural; here qualifying neuter plural
karma-indriyāṇiorgans of action
karma-indriyāṇi:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootkarma + indriya (प्रातिपदिक-समाहार)
FormCompound noun (समास), Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा), Plural (बहुवचन); tatpuruṣa: karmāṇi kurvanti yāni indriyāṇi = 'organs of action'
athathen/now
atha:
Nipata (निपात)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootatha (अव्यय)
FormIndeclinable (अव्यय), particle (निपात) indicating sequence/transition
Speaker
Didactic speaker; addressee not specified.