Brahma Purana — The Two Vedic Paths: Karma, Knowledge, and the Inner Self (Adhyatma), Shloka 15
Devanagari script
विद्यामयो ऽन्यः पुरुषो द्विजाः कर्ममयो ऽपरः विप्राश् चन्द्रसमस्पर्शः सूक्ष्मया कलया स्थितः //
Translation
This verse (no. 15) belongs to the Brahma Purana, but since the Sanskrit text has not been supplied, an exact and reverent translation cannot be provided.
Word by Word
vidyāmayaḥmade of knowledge
vidyāmayaḥ:
Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootvidyā (प्रातिपदिक) + maya (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); Tatpuruṣa: ‘consisting of knowledge’
anyaḥanother
anyaḥ:
Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootanya (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)
puruṣaḥperson/spirit
puruṣaḥ:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootpuruṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)
dvijāḥO twice-born (Brahmins)
dvijāḥ:
Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
TypeNoun
Rootdvija (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Vocative (8th/सम्बोधन), Plural (बहुवचन)
karmamayaḥmade of action
karmamayaḥ:
Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootkarma (प्रातिपदिक) + maya (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); Tatpuruṣa: ‘consisting of action’
aparaḥthe other
aparaḥ:
Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootapara (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)
viprāḥO sages/Brahmins
viprāḥ:
Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
TypeNoun
Rootvipra (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Vocative (8th/सम्बोधन), Plural (बहुवचन)
candra-sama-sparśaḥmoon-like in touch (cool)
candra-sama-sparśaḥ:
Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootcandra (प्रातिपदिक) + sama (प्रातिपदिक) + sparśa (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); Tatpuruṣa: ‘having touch like the moon’
sūkṣmayāby subtle
sūkṣmayā:
Karaṇa (करण)
TypeAdjective
Rootsūkṣma (प्रातिपदिक)
FormFeminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular (एकवचन); agrees with kalayā
kalayāby a portion/part
kalayā:
Karaṇa (करण)
TypeNoun
Rootkalā (प्रातिपदिक)
FormFeminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular (एकवचन)
sthitaḥabiding/established
sthitaḥ:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeAdjective
Rootsthita (प्रातिपदिक; √sthā क्त)
FormMasculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); past participle (क्त) ‘standing/abiding’
Speaker
Not specified in the excerpt; verse contains direct address to dvijāḥ/viprāḥ (twice-born/brāhmaṇas).