Brahma Purana — Vasiṣṭha on Sāṃkhya: Vidyā–Avidyā, the Twenty-Fifth Principle, and the Akṣara–Kṣara Distinction, Shloka 34
Devanagari script
ततो ऽस्मिन् बहुरूपो ऽथ स्थितो मूर्तिर् अमूर्तिमान् अमूर्तिश् चाप्य् अमूर्तात्मा ममत्वेन प्रधर्षितः //
Translation
Verse 244.34 of the Brahma Purana must be translated from the Sanskrit original; since it is not provided, a reliable translation cannot be offered.
Word by Word
tataḥthen/thereupon
tataḥ:
Kāla/Hetu-avyaya (काल/हेतु)
TypeIndeclinable
Roottataḥ (अव्यय)
FormAvyaya; adverb (तस्मात्/ततः) indicating sequence ‘then/from that’
asminin this (state/place)
asmin:
Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
TypeNoun
Rootidam (प्रातिपदिक)
FormSarvanāma, Masculine/Neuter Locative (सप्तमी) Singular
bahurūpaḥmany-formed
bahurūpaḥ:
Karta-samānādhikaraṇa (कर्तृसमानाधिकरण)
TypeAdjective
Rootbahu + rūpa (प्रातिपदिक)
FormBahuvrīhi (बहुव्रीहि) ‘having many forms’; Masculine Nominative Singular
athathen/now
atha:
Nipāta (निपात)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootatha (अव्यय)
FormAvyaya; discourse particle (अनन्तर/प्रस्ताव)
sthitaḥstanding, remaining
sthitaḥ:
Karta-samānādhikaraṇa (कर्तृसमानाधिकरण)
TypeAdjective
Root√sthā (धातु)
FormKta-participle (क्त), Masculine Nominative Singular; ‘standing/remaining’
mūrtiḥform, embodiment
mūrtiḥ:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootmūrti (प्रातिपदिक)
FormFeminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Nominative Singular
amūrtimānformless
amūrtimān:
Karta-viśeṣaṇa (कर्तृविशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Roota-mūrti + mat (प्रातिपदिक)
FormTatpuruṣa with negation + possessive -mat (मत्); Masculine Nominative Singular; ‘possessing formlessness/without form’
amūrtiḥformlessness
amūrtiḥ:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Roota-mūrti (प्रातिपदिक)
FormNegated tatpuruṣa; Feminine Nominative Singular
caand
ca:
Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootca (अव्यय)
FormConjunction
apialso
api:
Nipāta (निपात)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootapi (अव्यय)
FormParticle (निपात) ‘also/even’
amūrti-ātmāwhose essence is formless
amūrti-ātmā:
Karta-samānādhikaraṇa (कर्तृसमानाधिकरण)
TypeAdjective
Roota-mūrti + ātman (प्रातिपदिक)
FormBahuvrīhi (बहुव्रीहि) ‘whose self is formless’; Masculine Nominative Singular
mamatvenaby possessiveness, by ‘mine-ness’
mamatvena:
Karaṇa (करण)
TypeNoun
Rootmamatva (प्रातिपदिक)
FormNeuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Instrumental (तृतीया) Singular; karaṇa/hetu nuance ‘by/through possessiveness’
pradharṣitaḥassailed, overpowered
pradharṣitaḥ:
Karta-samānādhikaraṇa (कर्तृसमानाधिकरण)
TypeAdjective
Rootpra-√dhṛṣ (धातु)
FormKta-participle (क्त), Masculine Nominative Singular; passive sense ‘assailed/overpowered’
Speaker
Speaker describes the self’s entanglement: formless consciousness appearing as many forms due to mamatva.