Brahma Purana — The Two Vedic Paths: Karma, Knowledge, and the Inner Self (Adhyatma), Shloka 17
Devanagari script
एकादशविकारात्मा कलासंभारसंभृतः मूर्तिमान् इति तं विद्याद् विप्राः कर्मगुणात्मकम् //
Translation
This entry provides only the numeral “17” and no Sanskrit text; therefore a meaningful translation cannot be given.
Word by Word
ekādaśa-vikāra-ātmāhaving the nature of eleven modifications
ekādaśa-vikāra-ātmā:
Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootekādaśa (प्रातिपदिक) + vikāra (प्रातिपदिक) + ātman (प्रातिपदिक)
FormTatpuruṣa compound (तत्पुरुष); Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)
kalā-saṃbhāra-saṃbhṛtaḥfilled with a collection of parts/kalās
kalā-saṃbhāra-saṃbhṛtaḥ:
Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootkalā (प्रातिपदिक) + saṃbhāra (प्रातिपदिक) + saṃbhṛta (कृदन्त, क्त) from sam+bhṛ (धातु)
FormTatpuruṣa compound; Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)
mūrtimānembodied
mūrtimān:
Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootmūrti-mant (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)
itithus
iti:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootiti (अव्यय)
FormQuotative particle (इति-प्रयोग)
tamhim/that
tam:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Roottad (प्रातिपदिक)
FormSarvanāma (सर्वनाम), Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Accusative (2/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)
vidyātone should know
vidyāt:
Kriya (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootvid (धातु)
FormOptative (विधिलिङ्), Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन)
viprāḥO brāhmaṇas
viprāḥ:
Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
TypeNoun
Rootvipra (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Vocative/Nominative plural form; here Vocative (8/सम्बोधन), Plural (बहुवचन)
karma-guṇa-ātmakamhaving the nature of action and qualities
karma-guṇa-ātmakam:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeAdjective
Rootkarma (प्रातिपदिक) + guṇa (प्रातिपदिक) + ātman (प्रातिपदिक)
FormTatpuruṣa compound; Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Accusative (2/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन), agreeing with tam
Speaker
Narrative voice addressing Brahmins (viprāḥ); broader dialogue context continues in subsequent verses with Vyāsa speaking