Brahma Purana — The Two Vedic Paths: Karma, Knowledge, and the Inner Self (Adhyatma), Shloka 4
Devanagari script
यां दिशं विद्यया यान्ति यां गच्छन्ति च कर्मणा शृणुध्वं सांप्रतं विप्रा गहनं ह्य् एतद् उत्तरम् //
Translation
This verse: “4” — a reminder to study and recite with a tranquil mind and reverence for Dharma.
Word by Word
yāmwhich (that)
yām:
Karma (कर्म/Object)
TypeNoun
Rootyad (प्रातिपदिक/सर्वनाम)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular); सम्बन्धक (relative pronoun)
diśamdirection/goal
diśam:
Karma (कर्म/Object)
TypeNoun
Rootdiś (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)
vidyayāby knowledge
vidyayā:
Karaṇa (करण/Instrument)
TypeNoun
Rootvidyā (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन (Singular)
yāntigo
yānti:
Kriyā (क्रिया/Verbal action)
TypeVerb
Rootyā (धातु)
Formलट्-लकार (Present), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन (Plural)
yāmwhich (that)
yām:
Karma (कर्म/Object)
TypeNoun
Rootyad (प्रातिपदिक/सर्वनाम)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular); सम्बन्धक (relative pronoun)
gacchantigo
gacchanti:
Kriyā (क्रिया/Verbal action)
TypeVerb
Rootgam (धातु)
Formलट्-लकार (Present), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन (Plural)
caand
ca:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootca (अव्यय)
Formसमुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)
karmaṇāby action
karmaṇā:
Karaṇa (करण/Instrument)
TypeNoun
Rootkarman (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), एकवचन (Singular)
śṛṇudhvaṃlisten
śṛṇudhvaṃ:
Kriyā (क्रिया/Verbal action)
TypeVerb
Rootśru (धातु)
Formलोट्-लकार (Imperative), मध्यम-पुरुष (2nd person), बहुवचन (Plural), आत्मनेपद (Ātmanepada)
sāmpratamnow/at present
sāmpratam:
Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/Adverbial qualifier)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootsāmprata (अव्यय/प्रातिपदिक)
Formकाल-अव्यय (temporal adverb)
viprāḥO brāhmaṇas
viprāḥ:
Sambodhana (सम्बोधन/Vocative address)
TypeNoun
Rootvipra (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative), बहुवचन (Plural)
gahanamdeep/obscure
gahanam:
Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/Predicate adjective)
TypeAdjective
Rootgahana (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)
hiindeed
hi:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
TypeIndeclinable
Roothi (अव्यय)
Formहेतौ/निश्चयार्थक-अव्यय (particle: for/indeed)
etatthis
etat:
Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
TypeNoun
Rootetad (प्रातिपदिक/सर्वनाम)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)
uttaramthe later/higher (teaching)
uttaram:
Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/Predicate adjective)
TypeAdjective
Rootuttara (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)
Speaker
Vyāsa addressing the sages (called ‘viprāḥ’).