Brahma Purana — Sāṃkhya-Yoga on Discerning Guṇas, Overcoming Bodily Doṣas, and Attaining Mokṣa, Shloka 61
Devanagari script
व्याधिमृत्युमहाघोरं महाभयमहोरगम् तमःकूर्मं रजोमीनं प्रज्ञया संतरन्त्य् उत //
Translation
Ce verset (n° 61) doit être lu avec révérence, comme un témoignage ancien pour la mémoire et la pratique du Dharma.
Word by Word
vyādhimṛtyumahāghoramthe very dreadful (state) of disease and death
vyādhimṛtyumahāghoram:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootvyādhi + mṛtyu + mahā + ghora (प्रातिपदिक)
FormNeuter, Accusative (द्वितीया/2), Singular (एकवचन); ‘very terrible (thing) of disease and death’ (collective obstacle)
mahābhayamahoragamthe great-serpent of great fear
mahābhayamahoragam:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootmahā + bhaya + mahā + uraga (प्रातिपदik)
FormNeuter, Accusative (द्वितीया/2), Singular (एकवचन); ‘great-fear (as) great serpent’ (metaphor)
tamaḥkūrmamthe tortoise of darkness
tamaḥkūrmam:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Roottamas + kūrma (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Accusative (द्वितीया/2), Singular (एकवचन); ‘tortoise of darkness’
rajomīnamthe fish of rajas (passion)
rajomīnam:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootrajas + mīna (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Accusative (द्वितीया/2), Singular (एकवचन); ‘fish of passion/dust’
prajñayāby wisdom
prajñayā:
Karaṇa (करण)
TypeNoun
Rootprajñā (प्रातिपदिक)
FormFeminine, Instrumental (तृतीया/3), Singular (एकवचन)
saṃtarantithey cross over
saṃtaranti:
Kriyā (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootsaṃ + tṝ (धातु)
FormPresent tense (लट्), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Plural (बहुवचन); parasmaipada
utaindeed / also
uta:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootuta (अव्यय)
FormParticle (निपात), often emphatic/also
Speaker
Unspecified in excerpt; teaching voice describing the path of the wise/ascetics.