Brahma Purana — The Two Vedic Paths: Karma, Knowledge, and the Inner Self (Adhyatma), Shloka 44
Devanagari script
व्यास उवाच अध्यात्मं यद् इदं विप्राः पुरुषस्येह पठ्यते युष्मभ्यं कथयिष्यामि तस्य व्याख्यावधार्यताम् //
Translation
Verse (44) highlights ancient truth and a systematic exposition, intended to preserve the religious tradition.
Word by Word
vyāsaḥVyāsa
vyāsaḥ:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootvyāsa (व्यास, प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular
uvācasaid
uvāca:
Kriyā (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√vac (वच्, धातु)
FormPerfect (लिट्), Parasmaipada, 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन)
adhyātmamadhyātma
adhyātmam:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootadhyātma (अध्यात्म, प्रातिपदिक)
FormNeuter, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular
yatwhich
yat:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootyad (यद्, सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
FormNeuter, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular; relative pronoun
idamthis
idam:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootidam (इदम्, सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
FormNeuter, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular; demonstrative pronoun
viprāḥO brāhmaṇas
viprāḥ:
Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
TypeNoun
Rootvipra (विप्र, प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Vocative (8th/सम्बोधन), Plural
puruṣasyaof the person (puruṣa)
puruṣasya:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
TypeNoun
Rootpuruṣa (पुरुष, प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Singular
ihahere
iha:
Deśa/Prasaṅga (देश/प्रसङ्ग)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootiha (इह, अव्यय)
FormAvyaya, adverb (देश/प्रसङ्ग)
paṭhyateis read / is taught
paṭhyate:
Kriyā (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√paṭh (पठ्, धातु)
FormPresent tense (लट्), Passive voice (कर्मणि), 3rd person, Singular
yuṣmabhyamto you
yuṣmabhyam:
Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान)
TypeNoun
Rootyuṣmad (युष्मद्, सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
FormDative (4th/चतुर्थी), Plural
kathayiṣyāmiI will explain
kathayiṣyāmi:
Kriyā (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√kath (कथ्, धातु)
FormFuture (लृट्), Parasmaipada, 1st person, Singular
tasyaof that
tasya:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
TypeNoun
Roottad (तद्, सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
FormNeuter, Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Singular; refers to adhyātma
vyākhyā-avadhāryatāmlet its explanation be heeded/understood
vyākhyā-avadhāryatām:
Kriyā (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootvyākhyā (व्याख्या, प्रातिपदिक) + ava+√dhṛ (अव+धृ, धातु) → avadhāryatām (ल्योट्/आज्ञार्थ-भावे कर्मणि)
FormImperative-like passive/benedictive form: 3rd person, Singular; ‘let it be well-considered/attended to’; vyākhyā as object ‘the explanation’
Speaker
Vyāsa addressing sages/brāhmaṇas