Brahma Purana — Sāṃkhya–Yoga on the Great Self: Sense-Control, Inner Vision, and Liberation, Shloka 47
Devanagari script
समः सर्वेषु भूतेषु लभ्यालभ्येन वर्तयन् धूतपाप्मा तु तेजस्वी लघ्वाहारो जितेन्द्रियः //
Translation
This verse (no. 47) should be read with reverence to understand Dharma and the Purāṇic record of sacred history.
Word by Word
samaḥequanimous; equal
samaḥ:
Karta (कर्ता) (as qualifier)
TypeAdjective
Rootsama (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular; adjective ‘equal’
sarveṣuin all
sarveṣu:
Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
TypeAdjective
Rootsarva (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine/Neuter, Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Plural; used adjectivally
bhūteṣubeings
bhūteṣu:
Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
TypeNoun
Rootbhūta (प्रातिपदिक)
FormNeuter, Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Plural
labhya-alabhyenaby gain and non-gain
labhya-alabhyena:
Karaṇa (करण) / Hetu (हेतु)
TypeNoun
Rootlabhya + alabhyā (प्रातिपदिक)
FormNeuter, Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular; द्वन्द्व: ‘by gain and non-gain’ (success/failure)
vartayanconducting oneself; behaving
vartayan:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeVerb
Rootvṛt (धातु) + śatṛ (शतृ)
FormPresent active participle (वर्तमान कृदन्त/शतृ), Masculine, Nominative, Singular; causative sense here ‘conducting oneself/behaving’
dhūta-pāpmāwith sin removed
dhūta-pāpmā:
Karta (कर्ता) (as qualifier)
TypeAdjective
Rootdhūta + pāpmān (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular; बहुव्रीहि: ‘one whose sin is shaken off/removed’
tubut; indeed
tu:
Sambandha-bodhaka (सम्बन्धबोधक)
TypeIndeclinable
Roottu (अव्यय)
FormParticle (विरोध/अन्वय/विशेषणार्थक)
tejasvīradiant; powerful
tejasvī:
Karta (कर्ता) (as qualifier)
TypeAdjective
Roottejasvin (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular
laghu-āhāraḥlight-eating; moderate in diet
laghu-āhāraḥ:
Karta (कर्ता) (as qualifier)
TypeAdjective
Rootlaghu + āhāra (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular; कर्मधारय: ‘light (in) food’
jita-indriyaḥself-controlled; senses subdued
jita-indriyaḥ:
Karta (कर्ता) (as qualifier)
TypeAdjective
Rootjita + indriya (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular; बहुव्रीहि: ‘one whose senses are conquered/controlled’
Speaker
Not specified in the provided excerpt (general instruction to a practitioner)