Brahma Purana — The Two Vedic Paths: Karma, Knowledge, and the Inner Self (Adhyatma), Shloka 75

Devanagari script

अविभागमना बुद्धिर् भावो मनसि वर्तते प्रवर्तमानस् तु रजः सत्त्वम् अप्य् अतिवर्तते //

Translation

This śloka (75) concludes that adherence to Dharma brings merit and exaltation, in this world and in the world to come.

Word by Word

• avibhāga-manāḥ: undiscriminating-minded
• avibhāga-manāḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: a-vibhāga-manas (प्रातिपदिक); a + vibhāga + manas
• Form: Puṃliṅga (masc.), Prathamā-vibhakti, Eka-vacana; tatpuruṣa: ‘avibhāga’ (non-discrimination) + ‘manas’ (mind) → ‘one whose mind is non-discriminating’

• buddhiḥ: intellect
• buddhiḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: buddhi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Strīliṅga (fem.), Prathamā-vibhakti, Eka-vacana

• bhāvaḥ: state/condition
• bhāvaḥ: Pradhāna (विधेय/प्राधान्य)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhāva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Puṃliṅga (masc.), Prathamā-vibhakti, Eka-vacana; appositional/predicate noun with buddhiḥ

• manasi: in the mind
• manasi: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: manas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napumsakaliṅga (neuter), Saptamī-vibhakti (Locative/7th), Eka-vacana

• vartate: exists/abides
• vartate: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √vṛt (धातु)
• Form: Laṭ-lakāra (Present), Ātmanepada; Prathama-puruṣa (3rd), Eka-vacana

• pravartamānaḥ: being active/prevailing
• pravartamānaḥ: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: pra-√vṛt (धातु) + śatṛ (कृत्)
• Form: Vartamāna-kṛdanta (present active participle, शतृ), Puṃliṅga, Prathamā, Eka-vacana; qualifies rajaḥ (sense: ‘when active/prevailing’)

• tu: but/indeed
• tu: Sambandha-nipāta (सम्बन्ध-निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tu (अव्यय)
• Form: Adversative particle (व्यतिरेक-निपात)

• rajaḥ: rajas (passion/activity)
• rajaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rajas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napumsakaliṅga (neuter), Prathamā-vibhakti, Eka-vacana

• sattvam: sattva (clarity/goodness)
• sattvam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sattva (प्रातिपदik)
• Form: Napumsakaliṅga (neuter), Dvitīyā-vibhakti (Accusative/2nd), Eka-vacana

• api: even
• api: Sambandha-nipāta (सम्बन्ध-निपात)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: Particle (निपात), ‘also/even’

• ativartate: surpasses/transcends
• ativartate: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ati-√vṛt (धातु)
• Form: Laṭ-lakāra (Present), Ātmanepada; Prathama-puruṣa (3rd), Eka-vacana; ‘goes beyond/surpasses’

Speaker

• Not specified in the excerpt (didactic narration)