Brahma Purana — Sāṃkhya–Yoga on the Great Self: Sense-Control, Inner Vision, and Liberation, Shloka 56
Devanagari script
धृतिमन्तो महाप्राज्ञाः सर्वभूतहिते रताः एवं परिमितं कालम् आचरन् संशितव्रतः //
Translation
Este verso (56) prosigue la exposición de la palabra venerable de la Purana.
Word by Word
dhṛtimantaḥsteadfast; endowed with fortitude
dhṛtimantaḥ:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeAdjective
Rootdhṛtimant (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा), Plural (बहुवचन); possessive adjective -mant
mahāprājñāḥgreatly wise
mahāprājñāḥ:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeAdjective
Rootmahā-prājña (प्रातिपदिक: महा + प्राज्ञ)
FormMasculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा), Plural (बहुवचन)
sarvabhūtahitein the welfare of all beings
sarvabhūtahite:
Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
TypeNoun
Rootsarva-bhūta-hita (प्रातिपदिक: सर्व + भूत + हित)
FormNeuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Locative (सप्तमी), Singular (एकवचन); 'in the welfare of all beings'
ratāḥdevoted/engaged
ratāḥ:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeAdjective
Rootrata (प्रातिपदिक; कृदन्त from √ram रम्)
FormMasculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा), Plural (बहुवचन); past participle used adjectivally: 'attached/delighting'
evamthus
evam:
Prakaraṇa (प्रकार/क्रियाविशेषण)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootevam (अव्यय)
FormIndeclinable adverb (अव्यय): 'thus/in this manner'
parimitammeasured/limited
parimitam:
Visheshana (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootparimita (प्रातिपदिक; कृदन्त from √mā मा with pari-)
FormNeuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन); agrees with kālam
kālamtime/period
kālam:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootkāla (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Accusative (द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)
ācaranpractising/performing
ācaran:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeVerb
Rootā-car (चर् धातु)
FormPresent active participle (शतृ/वर्तमान कृदन्त), Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); 'practising/performing'
saṃśitavrataḥone of strict vows
saṃśitavrataḥ:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootsaṃśita-vrata (प्रातिपदिक: संशित + व्रत)
FormMasculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); 'one whose vow is sharpened/strict'
Speaker
Unspecified narrator/teacher voice giving general instruction to a yogin/muni