Brahma Purana — The Two Vedic Paths: Karma, Knowledge, and the Inner Self (Adhyatma), Shloka 55
Devanagari script
गुणैस् तु नीयते बुद्धिर् बुद्धिर् एवेन्द्रियाण्य् अपि मनःषष्ठानि सर्वाणि बुद्ध्या भावात् कुतो गुणाः //
Translation
Verse (55) concludes that one who honors Dharma and practices discipline attains exalted merit.
Word by Word
guṇaiḥby the qualities
guṇaiḥ:
Karana (करण/Instrument)
TypeNoun
Rootguṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental/3rd), बहुवचन
tubut
tu:
Sambandha (सम्बन्धः/Discourse particle)
TypeIndeclinable
Roottu (अव्यय)
Formविरोध/अन्वय-अव्यय (particle: 'but/indeed')
nīyateis led/driven
nīyate:
Kriya (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√nī (धातु)
Formलट्-लकार, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; कर्मणि-प्रयोग (Passive)
buddhiḥintellect
buddhiḥ:
Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
TypeNoun
Rootbuddhi (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन
buddhiḥintellect
buddhiḥ:
Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
TypeNoun
Rootbuddhi (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन
evaindeed
eva:
Sambandha (सम्बन्धः/Emphasis)
TypeIndeclinable
Rooteva (अव्यय)
Formअवधारण-अव्यय (emphasis)
indriyāṇithe senses
indriyāṇi:
Karma (कर्म/Object)
TypeNoun
Rootindriya (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया/प्रथमा, बहुवचन; अत्र कर्म (object)
apialso
api:
Sambandha (सम्बन्धः/Addition)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootapi (अव्यय)
Formसमुच्चय/अपि-अव्यय (particle: 'also/even')
manaḥ-ṣaṣṭhāniwith mind as the sixth (i.e., the six including mind)
manaḥ-ṣaṣṭhāni:
Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
TypeAdjective
Rootmanas (प्रातिपदिक) + ṣaṣṭha (प्रातिपदिक)
Formबहुव्रीहि-समास ('having mind as the sixth'); नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, बहुवचन; indriyāṇi इत्यस्य विशेषणम्
sarvāṇiall
sarvāṇi:
Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
TypeAdjective
Rootsarva (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, बहुवचन; विशेषणम्
buddhyāby intellect
buddhyā:
Karana (करण/Instrument)
TypeNoun
Rootbuddhi (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन
bhāvātfrom (its) existence/being
bhāvāt:
Apadana (अपादान/Cause-source)
TypeNoun
Rootbhāva (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन
kutaḥwhence/how then
kutaḥ:
Sambandha (सम्बन्धः/Interrogative)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootkutas (अव्यय/प्रश्न)
Formप्रश्न-अव्यय (interrogative adverb: 'whence/how')
guṇāḥqualities
guṇāḥ:
Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
TypeNoun
Rootguṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन
Speaker
Vyāsa instructing