Brahma Purana — Ritual Mapping and Worship of Nārāyaṇa through the Aṣṭākṣara Mantra, Shloka 7
Devanagari script
अष्टाक्षरं ततो मन्त्रं न्यसेद् एवात्मनो बुधः वामपादं समारभ्य क्रमशश् चैव विन्यसेत् //
Translation
Ce verset (n° 7) du Brahma Purana expose un sens sacré conformément à la source sanskrite.
Word by Word
aṣṭākṣaramthe eight-syllabled (mantra)
aṣṭākṣaram:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootaṣṭa + akṣara (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग (neuter), द्वितीया विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (singular)
tataḥthen/thereafter
tataḥ:
Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
TypeIndeclinable
Roottatas (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
Formअव्यय (indeclinable), अव्यय-प्रकारः: अव्यय-क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)
mantramthe mantra
mantram:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootmantra (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग (masculine), द्वितीया विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (singular)
nyasetshould place/assign (nyāsa)
nyaset:
Kriya (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootni + √as (धातु)
Formविधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (singular), परस्मैपद (Parasmaipada)
evaindeed/only
eva:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rooteva (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय (indeclinable), निपात (particle/emphasis)
ātmanaḥof oneself
ātmanaḥ:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
TypeNoun
Rootātman (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग (masculine), षष्ठी विभक्ति (Genitive/6th), एकवचन (singular)
budhaḥthe wise person
budhaḥ:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootbudha (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग (masculine), प्रथमा विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (singular)
vāmapādamthe left foot
vāmapādam:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootvāma + pāda (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग (masculine), द्वितीया विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (singular)
samārabhyahaving begun (starting)
samārabhya:
Kriya (क्रिया)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootsam-ā-√rabh (धातु)
Formक्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), अव्ययभाव (indeclinable usage)
kramaśaḥin order/step by step
kramaśaḥ:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootkramaśas (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
Formअव्यय (indeclinable), क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)
caand
ca:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootca (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय (indeclinable), समुच्चय (conjunction)
evaindeed
eva:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rooteva (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय (indeclinable), निपात (particle/emphasis)
vinyasetshould place/arrange
vinyaset:
Kriya (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootvi + ni + √as (धातु)
Formविधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (singular), परस्मैपद (Parasmaipada)
Speaker
Instructional voice to the sādhaka.