Brahma Purana — Cakṣus-tīrtha at Yogeśvara: Dharma Tested, Sight Restored, Shloka 33
Devanagari script
ब्राह्मण उवाच जितं मया धनं वैश्य निर्लज्जः किं नु भाषसे मयैव विजितो धर्मो यथेष्टचरणात्मना //
Translation
Ici, seul le numéro «33» est indiqué sans texte sanskrit ; il est donc impossible d’en donner une traduction fidèle.
Word by Word
brāhmaṇaḥthe Brahmin
brāhmaṇaḥ:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootbrāhmaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
uvācasaid
uvāca:
Kriyā (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√vac (धातु)
FormPerfect (लिट्), Parasmaipada, 3rd person, Singular
jitamwon
jitam:
Kriyā (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√ji (धातु) + kta (क्त)
FormPast passive participle (क्त), Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular; predicative with dhanam
mayāby me
mayā:
Karana (करण)
TypeNoun
Rootasmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
FormPronoun, Instrumental (3rd), Singular
dhanamwealth
dhanam:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootdhana (प्रातिपदिक)
FormNeuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular
vaiśyaO Vaiśya
vaiśya:
Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
TypeNoun
Rootvaiśya (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Vocative (8th/सम्बोधन), Singular
nirlajjaḥshameless (one)
nirlajjaḥ:
Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
TypeAdjective
Rootnir-lajja (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular; used as address/epithet
kimwhat?
kim:
Prashna (प्रश्न)
TypeNoun
Rootkim (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
FormInterrogative, Neuter, Accusative Singular; adverbial
nuindeed / then
nu:
Vacanāṅga (वचनाङ्ग)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootnu (अव्यय)
FormParticle (निपात), interrogative/emphatic
bhāṣasedo you speak
bhāṣase:
Kriyā (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√bhāṣ (धातु)
FormPresent (लट्), Ātmanepada (आत्मनेपद), 2nd person, Singular
mayāby me
mayā:
Karana (करण)
TypeNoun
Rootasmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
FormInstrumental, Singular
evaindeed / only
eva:
Vacanāṅga (वचनाङ्ग)
TypeIndeclinable
Rooteva (अव्यय)
FormEmphatic particle (निपात)
vijitaḥconquered
vijitaḥ:
Kriyā (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootvi√ji (धातु) + kta (क्त)
FormPast passive participle (क्त), Masculine, Nominative, Singular; agrees with dharmaḥ
dharmaḥdharma
dharmaḥ:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootdharma (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
yathā-iṣṭa-caraṇa-ātmanāby one whose nature is to act as he pleases
yathā-iṣṭa-caraṇa-ātmanā:
Karana (करण)
TypeNoun
Rootyathā (अव्यय) + iṣṭa (√iṣ + kta) + caraṇa (प्रातिपदिक) + ātman (प्रातिपदिक)
FormInstrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular; tatpuruṣa: ‘one whose nature is acting as he likes’ (यथेच्छाचार-आत्मना)
Speaker
Brāhmaṇa speaking to the vaiśya (Maṇimān)