Brahma Purana — Khaḍga Tīrtha: The Knowledge-Sword that Cuts Anger, Craving, and Doubt, Shloka 13
Devanagari script
पैलूष उवाच क्रोधस् तु प्रथमं शत्रुर् निष्फलो देहनाशनः ज्ञानखड्गेन तं छित्त्वा परमं सुखम् आप्नुयात् //
Translation
This verse (Verse 13) is revered in the Puranic tradition as a venerable instruction, guiding one toward right understanding.
Word by Word
pailūṣaḥPailūṣa
pailūṣaḥ:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootpailūṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन)
uvācasaid
uvāca:
Kriya (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootvac (धातु)
FormPerfect (लिट्), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन), Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद)
krodhaḥanger
krodhaḥ:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootkrodha (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन)
tuindeed/but
tu:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Roottu (अव्यय)
FormParticle (निपात)
prathamamfirst/foremost
prathamam:
Prakara (प्रकार)
TypeAdjective
Rootprathama (प्रातिपदिक)
FormNeuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (द्वितीया/2), Singular (एकवचन); adverbial use ‘firstly’
śatruḥenemy
śatruḥ:
Pratipādya (प्रातिपाद्य/Predicate nominal)
TypeNoun
Rootśatru (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन)
niṣphalaḥfruitless
niṣphalaḥ:
Visheshana (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootniṣphala (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन); agrees with śatruḥ/krodhaḥ
deha-nāśanaḥbody-destroying
deha-nāśanaḥ:
Visheshana (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootdeha (प्रातिपदिक) + nāśana (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन); ‘destroyer of the body’
jñāna-khaḍgenawith the sword of knowledge
jñāna-khaḍgena:
Karana (करण)
TypeNoun
Rootjñāna (प्रातिपदिक) + khaḍga (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Instrumental (तृतीया/3), Singular (एकवचन)
tamthat (anger)
tam:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Roottad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Accusative (द्वितीया/2), Singular (एकवचन); refers to krodhaḥ
chittvāhaving cut off
chittvā:
Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√chid (धातु)
FormAbsolutive/Gerund (क्त्वा-प्रत्यय), ‘having cut’
paramamsupreme
paramam:
Visheshana (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootparama (प्रातिपदिक)
FormNeuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (द्वितीया/2), Singular (एकवचन); agrees with sukham
sukhamhappiness/bliss
sukham:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootsukha (प्रातिपदिक)
FormNeuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (द्वितीया/2), Singular (एकवचन)
āpnuyātshould attain
āpnuyāt:
Kriya (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√āp (धातु)
FormOptative (विधिलिङ्), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन), Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद)
Speaker
Pailūṣa teaching (after receiving jñāna)