Brahma Purana — Ritual Mapping and Worship of Nārāyaṇa through the Aṣṭākṣara Mantra, Shloka 32
Devanagari script
ॐ नमो नारायणाय नमः || (ब्र्प्_61.31) विलेपनमन्त्रः शरीरं ते न जानामि चेष्टां चैव च केशव मया निवेदितो गन्धः प्रतिगृह्य विलिप्यताम् //
Translation
Ce verset (n° 32) est tenu pour un enseignement sacré du Purāṇa, convenant à la lecture dévotionnelle comme à l’étude.
Word by Word
oṃOm
oṃ:
Sambodhana/Invocation (आह्वान)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootoṃ (अव्यय/प्रणव)
FormPranava, indeclinable
namaḥsalutation
namaḥ:
Prayojana (नमस्कार)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootnamas (प्रातिपदिक)
FormAvyaya salutation
nārāyaṇāyato Nārāyaṇa
nārāyaṇāya:
Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान)
TypeNoun
Rootnārāyaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Dative, Singular
namaḥsalutation
namaḥ:
Prayojana (नमस्कार)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootnamas (प्रातिपदिक)
FormAvyaya salutation
vilepana-mantraḥthe anointing-mantra
vilepana-mantraḥ:
Karta/Topic (कर्ता/विषय)
TypeNoun
Rootvilepana (प्रातिपदिक) + mantra (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular; Tatpuruṣa: vilepanasya mantraḥ (षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष)
śarīrambody
śarīram:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootśarīra (प्रातिपदिक)
FormNeuter, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular
teyour/of you
te:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
TypeNoun
Rootyusmad (प्रातिपदिक/सर्वनाम)
FormPronoun, Genitive (6th) or Dative (4th), Singular; here Genitive ‘of you/your’
nanot
na:
Negation (निषेध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootna (अव्यय)
FormNegation particle (निषेध)
jānāmiI know
jānāmi:
Kriyā (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootjñā (धातु)
FormPresent (लट्), 1st person, Singular; Parasmaipada
ceṣṭāmgesture/movement
ceṣṭām:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootceṣṭā (प्रातिपदिक)
FormFeminine, Accusative, Singular
caand
ca:
Connector (समुच्चय)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootca (अव्यय)
FormConjunction
evaindeed
eva:
Emphasis (अवधारण)
TypeIndeclinable
Rooteva (अव्यय)
FormEmphatic particle
caand
ca:
Connector (समुच्चय)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootca (अव्यय)
FormConjunction
keśavaO Keśava
keśava:
Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
TypeNoun
Rootkeśava (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
mayāby me
mayā:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootasmad (प्रातिपदिक/सर्वनाम)
FormPronoun, Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular
niveditaḥoffered/presented
niveditaḥ:
Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootni-√vid (धातु) + nivedita (कृदन्त)
FormPast passive participle (क्त), Masculine, Nominative, Singular; agrees with gandhaḥ
gandhaḥfragrance/paste
gandhaḥ:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootgandha (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
pratigṛhyahaving accepted
pratigṛhya:
Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootprati-√grah (धातु)
FormAbsolutive/Gerund (क्त्वा-प्रत्यय: ल्यप्) ‘having accepted’
vilipyatāmmay it be applied / please apply
vilipyatām:
Vidhi (विधि)
TypeVerb
Rootvi-√lip (धातु)
FormImperative (लोट्), 3rd person, Singular; Ātmanepada; passive-like usage ‘let it be smeared/please smear (yourself)’
Speaker
Worshipper addressing Keśava