Brahma Purana — Bhakti, Worship, and the Arkasaptamī Vow: Ritual Protocols for Sūrya, Shloka 10
Devanagari script
तच्चित्तस् तन्मनाश् चैव देवपूजारतः सदा तत्कर्मकृद् भवेद् यस् तु स वै भक्तः सनातनः //
Translation
Ce verset (n° 10) doit être étudié afin de comprendre l’ordre du monde et le Dharma.
Word by Word
tat-cittaḥone whose mind is fixed on him
tat-cittaḥ:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeAdjective
Roottat (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + citta (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); समासः—बहुव्रीहि (‘one whose mind is on him/that’)
tat-manāḥone whose mind is devoted to him
tat-manāḥ:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeAdjective
Roottat (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + manas (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); समासः—बहुव्रीहि (‘one whose mind is directed to him’)
caand
ca:
Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootca (अव्यय)
FormConjunction/particle (समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय)
evaindeed
eva:
Avadhāraṇa (अवधारण)
TypeIndeclinable
Rooteva (अव्यय)
FormEmphatic particle (अवधारणार्थक अव्यय)
deva-pūjā-rataḥengaged in worship of the deity
deva-pūjā-rataḥ:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeAdjective
Rootdeva (प्रातिपदिक) + pūjā (प्रातिपदिक) + rata (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); समासः—तत्पुरुष (सप्तमी/विषय: ‘engaged in worship of the deity’)
sadāalways
sadā:
Kāla-adhikaraṇa (कालाधिकरण)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootsadā (अव्यय)
FormAdverb (कालवाचक अव्यय)
tat-karma-kṛtone who performs those acts (for him)
tat-karma-kṛt:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeAdjective
Roottat (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + karma (प्रातिपदिक) + kṛt (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक; √kṛ + कृत्)
FormMasculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); समासः—बहुव्रीहि (‘one who does his/that deeds/rites’)
bhavetwould be/should be
bhavet:
Kriya (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootbhū (धातु)
FormOptative (विधिलिङ्), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन), Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद)
yaḥwho
yaḥ:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootyad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)
tuindeed
tu:
Sambandha-dyotaka (सम्बन्ध-द्योतक)
TypeIndeclinable
Roottu (अव्यय)
FormParticle (निपात; contrast/emphasis)
saḥhe
saḥ:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Roottad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)
vaicertainly
vai:
Avadhāraṇa (अवधारण)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootvai (अव्यय)
FormEmphatic particle (निपात; निश्चयार्थक)
bhaktaḥa devotee
bhaktaḥ:
Pradhāna-predicative (विधेय)
TypeNoun
Rootbhakta (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)
sanātanaḥeternal/true
sanātanaḥ:
Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootsanātana (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); विशेषणम् (qualifying bhaktaḥ)
Speaker
Brahmā continuing the criteria for devotion.