Brahma Purana — Vasiṣṭha on Sāṃkhya: Vidyā–Avidyā, the Twenty-Fifth Principle, and the Akṣara–Kṣara Distinction, Shloka 38
Devanagari script
ममत्वं मनसा नित्यम् अहंकारकृतात्मकम् अपलग्नाम् इमां हित्वा संश्रयिष्ये निरामयम् //
Translation
This verse (no. 38) in the Brahma Purana sets forth a venerable meaning, worthy of hearing and contemplation.
Word by Word
mamatvampossessiveness
mamatvam:
Karma (कर्म/object)
TypeNoun
Rootmamatva (ममत्व-प्रातिपदिक)
FormNeuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)
manasāby the mind
manasā:
Karana (करण/Instrument)
TypeNoun
Rootmanas (मनस्-प्रातिपदिक)
FormNeuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular (एकवचन)
nityamalways
nityam:
Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootnitya (नित्य-प्रातिपदिक)
FormAdverbial accusative (नित्यं; क्रियाविशेषणरूपेण द्वितीया)
ahaṃkāra-kṛta-ātmakamwhose nature is made by egoism
ahaṃkāra-kṛta-ātmakam:
Visheshana (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootahaṃkāra (अहंकार-प्रातिपदिक) + kṛta (कृत, √kṛ क्त) + ātmaka (आत्मक-प्रातिपदिक)
FormTatpuruṣa compound (तत्पुरुष); Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन); qualifying mamatvam
apalagnāmclinging/attached (or: fallen away; context-dependent)
apalagnām:
Visheshana (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootapalagnā (अपलग्ना-प्रातिपदिक)
FormFeminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन); agrees with imām
imāmthis (one/this state)
imām:
Karma (कर्म/object)
TypeNoun
Rootidam (इदम्-प्रातिपदिक, सर्वनाम)
FormFeminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)
hitvāhaving abandoned
hitvā:
Purvakala-kriya (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√hā (हा धातु)
FormAbsolutive/gerund (क्त्वा-प्रत्यय; हित्वा)
saṃśrayiṣyeI will take refuge in
saṃśrayiṣye:
Kriya (क्रिया/verb)
TypeVerb
Rootsam-√śri (सम्+श्रि धातु)
FormFuture tense (लृट्), Ātmanepada (आत्मनेपद), 1st person (उत्तमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन)
nirāmayamfree from disease/sorrow
nirāmayam:
Karma (कर्म/object)
TypeAdjective
Rootnir-āmaya (निरामय-प्रातिपदिक)
FormNeuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन); object complement to saṃśrayiṣye
Speaker
Speaker resolves to abandon mind-born possessiveness and seek the unconditioned, ‘unailing’ state.