Brahma Purana — Shiva on Dharma: Nonviolence, Truthful Speech, Mental Discipline, and the Karmic Causes of Heaven and Longevity, Shloka 46
Devanagari script
शिव उवाच हन्त ते ऽहं प्रवक्ष्यामि देवि कर्मफलोदयम् मर्त्यलोके नरः सर्वो येन स्वं फलम् अश्नुते //
Translation
This entry provides only the number “46” and no Sanskrit text; therefore a meaningful translation cannot be given.
Word by Word
śivaḥŚiva
śivaḥ:
Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
TypeNoun
Rootśiva (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन
uvācasaid
uvāca:
Kriya (क्रिया/Verb)
TypeVerb
Rootvac (धातु)
Formलिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद
hantaindeed, well then
hanta:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
TypeIndeclinable
Roothanta (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय; निपात (particle/exclamation)
teto you
te:
Sampradana (सम्प्रदान/Recipient)
TypeNoun
Roottvad (प्रातिपदिक)
Formसर्वनाम, चतुर्थी (4th/Dative), एकवचन
ahamI
aham:
Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
TypeNoun
Rootasmad (प्रातिपदिक)
Formसर्वनाम, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन
pravakṣyāmiI will explain/tell
pravakṣyāmi:
Kriya (क्रिया/Verb)
TypeVerb
Rootpra-vac (धातु)
Formलृट् (Simple Future), उत्तमपुरुष, एकवचन; परस्मैपद
deviO goddess
devi:
Sambodhana (सम्बोधन/Address)
TypeNoun
Rootdevī (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, सम्बोधन (8th/Vocative), एकवचन
karma-phala-udayamthe arising of the fruit of actions
karma-phala-udayam:
Karma (कर्म/Object)
TypeNoun
Rootkarma (प्रातिपदिक) + phala (प्रातिपदिक) + udaya (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (karmaphalasya udayaḥ)
martya-lokein the world of mortals
martya-loke:
Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Location)
TypeNoun
Rootmartya (प्रातिपदिक) + loka (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/Locative), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः (martyānāṃ lokaḥ)
naraḥa man
naraḥ:
Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
TypeNoun
Rootnara (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन
sarvaḥevery, all
sarvaḥ:
Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
TypeAdjective
Rootsarva (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), एकवचन; विशेषण—‘नरः’ इति
yenaby which
yena:
Karana (करण/Instrument)
TypeNoun
Rootyad (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुं/नपुंसक, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; सम्बन्धक (relative pronoun)
svamone’s own
svam:
Karma (कर्म/Object)
TypeAdjective
Rootsva (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; विशेषण—‘फलम्’ इति
phalamfruit, result
phalam:
Karma (कर्म/Object)
TypeNoun
Rootphala (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन
aśnuteenjoys/partakes
aśnute:
Kriya (क्रिया/Verb)
TypeVerb
Rootaś (धातु)
Formलट् (Present), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद
Speaker
Śiva speaking to Umā