Brahma Purana — Sāṃkhya-Yoga on Discerning Guṇas, Overcoming Bodily Doṣas, and Attaining Mokṣa, Shloka 34
Devanagari script
सात्त्विकानां च जन्तूनां कुत्सितं मुनिसत्तमाः गर्हितं महताम् अर्थे सांख्यानां विदितात्मनाम् //
Translation
Ce verset (n° 34) poursuit l’enseignement du Purāṇa afin que l’érudit et le dévot en saisissent clairement le sens.
Word by Word
sāttvikānāmof sāttvic
sāttvikānām:
Ṣaṣṭhī-sambandha (षष्ठीसम्बन्ध)
TypeAdjective
Rootsāttvika (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine/Neuter (पुं/नपुंसक), Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Plural (बहुवचन); qualifies ‘jantūnām’
caand
ca:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootca (अव्यय)
FormConjunction (समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय)
jantūnāmof creatures
jantūnām:
Ṣaṣṭhī-sambandha (षष्ठीसम्बन्ध)
TypeNoun
Rootjantu (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Plural (बहुवचन)
kutsitamblameworthy; vile
kutsitam:
Karma (कर्म; object)
TypeAdjective
Rootkutsita (प्रातिपदिक; √kuts→कुत्सित, PPP used adjectivally/nominally)
FormNeuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)
muni-sattamāḥthe best sages
muni-sattamāḥ:
Karta (कर्ता; subject)
TypeNoun
Rootmuni (प्रातिपदिक) + sattama (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-बहुवचन (Masculine, Nominative plural); कर्मधारयः ‘best among sages’
garhitamcensured
garhitam:
Karma (कर्म; object)
TypeAdjective
Rootgarhita (प्रातिपदिक; √garh→गर्हित, PPP)
FormNeuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन); coordinated with ‘kutsitam’
mahatāmof the great
mahatām:
Ṣaṣṭhī-sambandha (षष्ठीसम्बन्ध)
TypeNoun
Rootmahat (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Plural (बहुवचन)
arthein the matter/purpose
arthe:
Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण; locus/purpose-context)
TypeNoun
Rootartha (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular (एकवचन)
sāṃkhyānāmof the Sāṃkhyas
sāṃkhyānām:
Ṣaṣṭhī-sambandha (षष्ठीसम्बन्ध)
TypeNoun
Rootsāṃkhya (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Genitive (6th/षष्ठī), Plural (बहुवचन)
vidita-ātmanāmof the self-realized
vidita-ātmanām:
Ṣaṣṭhī-sambandha (षष्ठीसम्बन्ध)
TypeAdjective
Rootvidita (प्रातिपदिक; √vid→विदित, PPP) + ātman (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-बहुवचन (Masculine, Genitive plural); तत्पुरुषः ‘those whose self is known/realized’; qualifies ‘sāṃkhyānām’
Speaker
Narrator/teacher; addressing sages ('munisattamāḥ') and/or 'dvijāḥ' in surrounding context