Brahma Purana — Cakṣus-tīrtha at Yogeśvara: Dharma Tested, Sight Restored, Shloka 48

Devanagari script

एवम् उक्ते गौतमेन तथेत्य् आह वणिक् तदा पुनर् अप्य् ऊचतुर् उभौ लोकांल् लोकास् तथोचिरे //

Translation

Le verset (170.48) est tenu pour une parole sacrée du Purana, mais faute de sanskrit, on ne peut en donner une traduction exacte.

Word by Word

• evam: thus
• evam: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: evam (अव्यय)
• Form: Adverb (अव्यय) of manner

• ukte: when (it was) said
• ukte: Adhikaraṇa (सप्तमी/locative absolute)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vac (धातु)
• Form: Past passive participle (क्त), Locative (7/सप्तमी), Singular (एकवचन), Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग) used as locative absolute with agent

• gautamena: by Gautama
• gautamena: Karta (कर्ता; agent in locative absolute)
• Type: Noun
• Root: gautama (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Instrumental (3/तृतीया), Singular (एकवचन)

• tathā: so/likewise
• tathā: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: Adverb (अव्यय)

• iti: thus
• iti: Sambandha (उद्धरण-चिह्न)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: iti (अव्यय)
• Form: Quotative particle (इति-निपात)

• āha: said
• āha: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: ah (धातु)
• Form: Perfect (लिट्), Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन)

• vaṇik: the merchant
• vaṇik: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vaṇij (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)

• tadā: then
• tadā: Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tadā (अव्यय)
• Form: Adverb (अव्यय) of time

• punar: again
• punar: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: punar (अव्यय)
• Form: Adverb (अव्यय)

• api: also/even
• api: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: api (अव्यय)
• Form: Particle (निपात)

• ūcatuḥ: the two said
• ūcatuḥ: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vac (धातु)
• Form: Perfect (लिट्), Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Dual (द्विवचन)

• ubhau: both
• ubhau: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ubha (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1/प्रथमा), Dual (द्विवचन)

• lokān: worlds/people
• lokān: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: loka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Accusative (2/द्वितीया), Plural (बहुवचन)

• lokāḥ: the worlds/people
• lokāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: loka (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1/प्रथमा), Plural (बहुवचन)

• tathā: so/likewise
• tathā: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: Adverb (अव्यय)

• ūcire: said/spoke
• ūcire: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vac (धातु)
• Form: Perfect (लिट्), Ātmanepada (आत्मनेपद), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Plural (बहुवचन)

Speaker

• Narration of agreement; Gautama (brāhmaṇa) and vaṇik (vaiśya) continue discussion