Brahma Purana — Sāṃkhya–Yoga on the Great Self: Sense-Control, Inner Vision, and Liberation, Shloka 57
Devanagari script
आसीनो हि रहस्य् एको गच्छेद् अक्षरसाम्यताम् प्रमोहो भ्रम आवर्तो घ्राणं श्रवणदर्शने //
Translation
This verse (57) should be read with reverence, so that its ancient and profound meaning may be understood.
Word by Word
āsīnaḥseated
āsīnaḥ:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeAdjective
Rootāsīna (प्रातिपदिक; कृदन्त from √ās आस्)
FormMasculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); past participle: 'seated'
hiindeed/for
hi:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/निपात)
TypeIndeclinable
Roothi (अव्यय)
FormIndeclinable particle (निपात): causal/emphatic
rahasiin secret; privately
rahasi:
Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootrahasi (अव्यय/निपात)
FormIndeclinable adverb (अव्यय): 'in secret/privately' (historically locative of rahas)
ekaḥalone/one
ekaḥ:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeAdjective
Rooteka (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)
gacchetshould go/attain
gacchet:
Kriya (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootgam (गम् धातु)
FormOptative (विधिलिङ्), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन); Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद)
akṣara-sāmyatāmto the state of sameness with the imperishable (akṣara)
akṣara-sāmyatām:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootakṣara-sāmyatā (प्रातिपदिक: अक्षर + साम्यता)
FormFeminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Accusative (द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन); goal of motion/attainment
pramohaḥdelusion
pramohaḥ:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootpramoha (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)
bhramaḥerror/wandering
bhramaḥ:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootbhrama (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)
āvartaḥwhirlpool; recurring cycle
āvartaḥ:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootāvarta (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)
ghrāṇamsmell; the nose faculty
ghrāṇam:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootghrāṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
FormNeuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Nominative/Accusative (प्रथमा/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)
śravaṇa-darśanehearing and sight
śravaṇa-darśane:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootśravaṇa-darśana (प्रातिपदिक: श्रवण + दर्शन)
FormNeuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Nominative/Accusative Dual (प्रथमा/द्वितीया द्विवचन); dvandva: 'hearing and seeing'
Speaker
Unspecified instructor voice addressing a yogic aspirant