Brahma Purana — Sāṃkhya-Yoga on Discerning Guṇas, Overcoming Bodily Doṣas, and Attaining Mokṣa, Shloka 60
Devanagari script
छित्त्वात्मज्ञानशस्त्रेण तपोदण्डेन सत्तमाः ततो दुःखादिकं घोरं चिन्ताशोकमहाह्रदम् //
Translation
Ce verset (n° 60) est conservé dans la tradition purānique afin d’éclairer le sens du Dharma et d’accroître la foi du lecteur.
Word by Word
chittvāhaving cut
chittvā:
Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
TypeVerb
Rootchid (धातु)
FormAbsolutive/Gerund (क्त्वान्त), ‘having cut’
ātmajñānaśastreṇawith the weapon of self-knowledge
ātmajñānaśastreṇa:
Karaṇa (करण)
TypeNoun
Rootātma + jñāna + śastra (प्रातिपदिक)
FormNeuter, Instrumental (तृतीया/3), Singular (एकवचन); ‘weapon of self-knowledge’
tapodaṇḍenawith the staff of austerity
tapodaṇḍena:
Karaṇa (करण)
TypeNoun
Roottapas + daṇḍa (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Instrumental (तृतीया/3), Singular (एकवचन); ‘rod/staff of austerity’
sattamāḥthe best of the good (noble ones)
sattamāḥ:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootsat + tama (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Plural (बहुवचन); superlative formation; used substantively
tataḥthen / thereafter
tataḥ:
Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
TypeIndeclinable
Roottataḥ (अव्यय)
FormAdverb (क्रियाविशेषण अव्यय) meaning ‘then/from there’
duḥkhādikamsorrow etc.
duḥkhādikam:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootduḥkha + ādi + ka (प्रातिपदिक)
FormNeuter, Accusative (द्वितीया/2), Singular (एकवचन); ‘suffering and the like’
ghoramterrible
ghoram:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeAdjective
Rootghora (प्रातिपदिक)
FormNeuter, Accusative (द्वितीया/2), Singular (एकवचन); qualifies duḥkhādikam / hradam (contextual)
cintāśokamahāhradamthe great lake of anxiety and grief
cintāśokamahāhradam:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootcintā + śoka + mahā + hrada (प्रातिपदिक)
FormNeuter, Accusative (द्वितीया/2), Singular (एकवचन); ‘great lake of anxiety and grief’
Speaker
Unspecified in excerpt; didactic narrator addressing spiritual aspirants.