Brahma Purana — Shiva on Dharma: Nonviolence, Truthful Speech, Mental Discipline, and the Karmic Causes of Heaven and Longevity, Shloka 7
Devanagari script
कर्मणा मनसा वाचा ये न हिंसन्ति किंचन ये न मज्जन्ति कस्मिंश्चित् ते न बध्नन्ति कर्मभिः //
Translation
This verse (no. 7) is presented in the Purāṇic style, retaining a sacred tone and a clear meaning.
Word by Word
karmaṇāby action/deed
karmaṇā:
Karana (करण)
TypeNoun
Rootkarman (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (Instrumental/करण), एकवचन
manasāby mind
manasā:
Karana (करण)
TypeNoun
Rootmanas (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (Instrumental/करण), एकवचन
vācāby speech
vācā:
Karana (करण)
TypeNoun
Rootvāc (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (Instrumental/करण), एकवचन
yethose who
ye:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootyad (प्रातिपदिक)
Formसर्वनाम, पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा (Nominative), बहुवचन; relative pronoun
nado not
na:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/निषेध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootna (अव्यय)
Formनिषेध-अव्यय
hiṃsantiharm, injure
hiṃsanti:
Kriya (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√hiṃs (धातु)
Formलट् (Present), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन
kiṃcanaanything at all
kiṃcana:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootkiṃcana (प्रातिपदिक/अव्ययीभाव-प्रयोग)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (Accusative/कर्म), एकवचन; अनिश्चित-सर्वनाम (indefinite pronoun)
yethose who
ye:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootyad (प्रातिपदिक)
Formसर्वनाम, पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; relative pronoun
nado not
na:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/निषेध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootna (अव्यय)
Formनिषेध-अव्यय
majjantisink, get immersed/attached
majjanti:
Kriya (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√majj (धातु)
Formलट् (Present), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन
kasmiṃcitin anything whatsoever
kasmiṃcit:
Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
TypeNoun
Rootkasmin + cit (प्रातिपदिक + अव्यय-प्रत्यय)
Formसर्वनाम, पुल्लिङ्ग/नपुंसक-प्रयोग, सप्तमी (Locative/अधिकरण), एकवचन; 'cit' = अनिश्चितता-सूचक (indefinite particle)
tethey
te:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Roottad (प्रातिपदिक)
Formसर्वनाम, पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन; demonstrative pronoun
nado not
na:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/निषेध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootna (अव्यय)
Formनिषेध-अव्यय
badhnantibind (themselves)/become bound
badhnanti:
Kriya (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√bandh (धातु)
Formलट् (Present), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन
karmabhiḥby karmas, by actions
karmabhiḥ:
Karana (करण)
TypeNoun
Rootkarman (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया (Instrumental/करण), बहुवचन
Speaker
Śiva to Umā