Brahma Purana — The Two Vedic Paths: Karma, Knowledge, and the Inner Self (Adhyatma), Shloka 69
Devanagari script
पश्यन्ती च भवेद् दृष्टी रसन्ती रसना भवेत् जिघ्रन्ती भवति घ्राणं बुद्धिर् विकुरुते पृथक् //
Translation
This verse (no. 69) recalls the order of Dharma and the preservation of ancient tradition.
Word by Word
paśyantīseeing
paśyantī:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeVerb
Rootpaś (धातु) + śatṛ (शतृ-प्रत्यय)
FormPresent active participle (शतृ), Feminine, Nominative, Singular; agrees with buddhiḥ (understood)
caand
ca:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Connector)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootca (अव्यय)
FormConjunction (समुच्चयबोधक)
bhavetbecomes
bhavet:
Kriya (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootbhū (धातु)
FormOptative (विधिलिङ्), Parasmaipada, 3rd person, Singular
dṛṣṭiḥsight/vision
dṛṣṭiḥ:
Karma (कर्म/Complement)
TypeNoun
Rootdṛṣṭi (प्रातिपदिक)
FormFeminine, Nominative, Singular; predicate nominal
rasantītasting
rasantī:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeVerb
Rootras (धातु) + śatṛ (शतृ-प्रत्यय)
FormPresent active participle (शतृ), Feminine, Nominative, Singular; agrees with buddhiḥ (understood)
rasanātongue (organ of taste)
rasanā:
Karma (कर्म/Complement)
TypeNoun
Rootrasanā (प्रातिपदिक)
FormFeminine, Nominative, Singular; predicate nominal
bhavetbecomes
bhavet:
Kriya (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootbhū (धातु)
FormOptative (विधिलिङ्), Parasmaipada, 3rd person, Singular
jighrantīsmelling
jighrantī:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeVerb
Rootghrā (धातु) + śatṛ (शतृ-प्रत्यय)
FormPresent active participle (शतृ), Feminine, Nominative, Singular; reduplicated present stem (जिघ्र-)
bhavatibecomes
bhavati:
Kriya (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootbhū (धातु)
FormPresent (लट्), Parasmaipada, 3rd person, Singular
ghrāṇamnose (organ of smell)
ghrāṇam:
Karma (कर्म/Complement)
TypeNoun
Rootghrāṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular; predicate complement after bhavati
buddhiḥintellect
buddhiḥ:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootbuddhi (प्रातिपदिक)
FormFeminine, Nominative, Singular
vikurutetransforms
vikurute:
Kriya (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootvi + kṛ (धातु)
FormPresent (लट्), Ātmanepada, 3rd person, Singular
pṛthakseparately/distinctly
pṛthak:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Adverbial)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootpṛthak (अव्यय)
FormAdverb (क्रियाविशेषण अव्यय)
Speaker
Not specified in the excerpt (didactic narration)