Brahma Purana — The Two Vedic Paths: Karma, Knowledge, and the Inner Self (Adhyatma), Shloka 65
Devanagari script
मनः प्रसृजते भावं बुद्धिर् अध्यवसायिनी हृदयं प्रियम् एवेह त्रिविधा कर्मचोदना //
Translation
This verse (no. 65) should be read with devotion and reverence, so that grace and wisdom may be received.
Word by Word
manaḥmind
manaḥ:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootmanas (प्रातिपदिक)
FormNapumsaka, Nominative (1), Singular
prasṛjateproduces/sends forth
prasṛjate:
Kriyā (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootpra-√sṛj (सृज्)
FormLaṭ (present), Prathama-puruṣa (3rd), Eka-vacana; ātmanepada
bhāvammental state/feeling
bhāvam:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootbhāva (प्रातिपदिक)
FormPuṃliṅga, Accusative (2), Singular
buddhiḥintellect
buddhiḥ:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootbuddhi (प्रातिपदिक)
FormStrīliṅga, Nominative (1), Singular
adhyavasāyinīdecisive/determining
adhyavasāyinī:
Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootadhyavasāyinī (कृदन्त/प्रातिपदिक; adhi-ava-√sā/√so? + inī; conventional adjective 'decisive')
FormStrīliṅga, Nominative (1), Singular; feminine adjective agreeing with buddhiḥ
hṛdayamheart
hṛdayam:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Roothṛdaya (प्रातिपदिक)
FormNapumsaka, Nominative/Accusative (1/2), Singular; here nominative
priyamdear/pleasing
priyam:
Pradhāna-viśeṣaṇa (विधेय-विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootpriya (प्रातिपदिक)
FormNapumsaka, Nominative/Accusative (1/2), Singular; predicative with hṛdayam
evaindeed/only
eva:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rooteva (अव्यय)
FormEmphatic particle (अवधारण निपात)
ihahere/in this context
iha:
Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootiha (अव्यय)
FormAdverb (देशवाचक)
tri-vidhāthreefold
tri-vidhā:
Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Roottri (संख्या-प्रातिपदिक) + vidhā (प्रातिपदिक)
FormStrīliṅga, Nominative (1), Singular; numeral compound (द्विगु) qualifying karmacodanā
karma-codanāimpulse/instigation to action
karma-codanā:
Karta (कर्ता) / predicate noun
TypeNoun
Rootkarma (प्रातिपदिक) + codanā (प्रातिपदिक; from √cud चुद्, प्रेरणे)
FormStrīliṅga, Nominative (1), Singular; तत्पुरुषः (कर्मणः/कर्मस्य चोदना)
Speaker
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