Brahma Purana — Shiva Proclaims the Supreme Path: Devotion to Vasudeva and the Yadu Lineage, Shloka 46
Devanagari script
अर्चयन्तु यथान्यायं ब्रह्माणम् इव शाश्वतम् यो हि मां द्रष्टुम् इच्छेत ब्रह्माणं च पितामहम् //
Translation
For verse (226.46), the Sanskrit original has not been provided; therefore a faithful, precise translation cannot be given.
Word by Word
arcayantulet them worship
arcayantu:
Kriyā (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootarc (धातु)
Formलोट् (Imperative), परस्मैपदम्, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन (plural)
yathā-nyāyamaccording to rule/propriety
yathā-nyāyam:
Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootyathā (अव्यय) + nyāya (प्रातिपदिक)
Formअव्ययीभावसमास; अव्यय (adverbial)
brahmāṇamBrahmā
brahmāṇam:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootbrahman (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग (masculine), द्वितीया विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (singular)
ivalike/as
iva:
Sambandha/Upamā (उपमा)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootiva (अव्यय)
Formउपमा-अव्यय (particle of comparison)
śāśvatameternal
śāśvatam:
Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootśāśvata (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग (masculine), द्वितीया विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (singular); विशेषण (qualifier)
yaḥwho
yaḥ:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootyad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग (masculine), प्रथमा विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (singular); सम्बन्धसूचक (relative pronoun)
hiindeed/for
hi:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Roothi (अव्यय)
Formनिपात (particle), अवधान/हेतु (emphasis/causal nuance)
māmme
mām:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootasmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formउत्तमपुरुष-सर्वनाम (1st person pronoun), द्वितीया विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (singular)
draṣṭumto see
draṣṭum:
Prayojana (प्रयोजन)
TypeVerb
Rootdṛś (धातु)
Formतुमुन्-प्रत्ययान्त (infinitive), क्रियार्थक (purpose)
icchetashould desire
iccheta:
Kriyā (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootiṣ (धातु)
Formविधिलिङ् (Optative), आत्मनेपदम्, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (singular)
brahmāṇamBrahmā
brahmāṇam:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootbrahman (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन
caand
ca:
Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootca (अव्यय)
Formसमुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)
pitāmahamthe Grandfather (Pitāmaha)
pitāmaham:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootpitāmaha (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया विभक्ति, एकवचन; ब्रह्मणः पर्याय (epithet)
Speaker
Narratorial voice speaking with divine authority (the 'me' implies a deity/supreme principle speaking through the narration), directing brāhmaṇas/people to worship Vāsudeva.