Brahma Purana — Sāṃkhya-Yoga on Discerning Guṇas, Overcoming Bodily Doṣas, and Attaining Mokṣa, Shloka 93
Devanagari script
प्रकृतिं चाप्य् अतिक्रम्य शुद्धं सूक्ष्मं परात् परम् नारायणं महात्मानं निर्विकारं परात् परम् //
Translation
Voici le śloka 93 du Purāṇa, exposant un enseignement sacré selon la tradition des śāstra.
Word by Word
prakṛtimPrakṛti / material nature
prakṛtim:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootprakṛti (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)
caand
ca:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootca (अव्यय)
Formसमुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)
apialso / even
api:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootapi (अव्यय)
Formनिपात (particle), emphasis/also
atikramyahaving transcended
atikramya:
Kriya (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootati-√kram (धातु)
Formक्त्वान्त (absolutive/gerund), अव्ययभाव (indeclinable), ‘having transcended/overstepped’
śuddhampure
śuddham:
Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootśuddha (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular); विशेषण (qualifier)
sūkṣmamsubtle
sūkṣmam:
Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootsūkṣma (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular); विशेषण
parātbeyond / higher than
parāt:
Apādāna (अपादान)
TypeAdjective
Rootpara (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Masc/Neut), पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (Ablative/5th), एकवचन (Singular); ‘from/than the higher’ (comparative sense)
paramsupreme
param:
Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootpara (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular); विशेषण
nārāyaṇamNārāyaṇa
nārāyaṇam:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootnārāyaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)
mahātmānamthe great-souled one
mahātmānam:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootmahā-ātman (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular); समास: महा + आत्मन् (‘great-souled’)
nirvikāramunchanging / without modification
nirvikāram:
Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootnir-vikāra (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग (Masc/Neut), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular); विशेषण
parātbeyond
parāt:
Apādāna (अपादान)
TypeAdjective
Rootpara (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपञ्चमी-विभक्ति (Ablative/5th), एकवचन (Singular); पुनरुक्ति (repetition)
paramsupreme
param:
Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootpara (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular)
Speaker
Teacher/narrator continuing instruction to brahmin audience.