Brahma Purana — Sāṃkhya–Yoga on the Great Self: Sense-Control, Inner Vision, and Liberation, Shloka 15

Devanagari script

आश्रयो नास्ति सत्त्वस्य गुणशब्दो न चेतनाः सत्त्वं हि तेजः सृजति न गुणान् वै कथंचन //

Translation

Ce verset (n° 15) est tenu pour une parole sacrée dans la tradition des Purāṇa.

Word by Word

• āśrayaḥ: support; substratum
• āśrayaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: āśraya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन)

• na: not
• na: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: Negation particle (निषेध-अव्यय)

• asti: exists
• asti: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: as (अस् धातु)
• Form: Present tense (लट्), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन)

• sattvasya: of sattva; of being/essence
• sattvasya: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sattva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Genitive (षष्ठी/6), Singular (एकवचन)

• guṇa-śabdaḥ: the word ‘guṇa’
• guṇa-śabdaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: guṇa (प्रातिपदिक) + śabda (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष (guṇasya śabdaḥ)

• na: not
• na: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: Negation particle (निषेध-अव्यय)

• cetanāḥ: consciousnesses; sentiencies
• cetanāḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: cetanā (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Plural (बहुवचन)

• sattvam: sattva
• sattvam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sattva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (द्वितीया/2), Singular (एकवचन)

• hi: indeed
• hi: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: hi (अव्यय)
• Form: Emphatic particle (निपात)

• tejaḥ: radiance; energy
• tejaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tejas (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन)

• sṛjati: creates; produces
• sṛjati: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sṛj (सृज् धातु)
• Form: Present tense (लट्), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन), Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद)

• na: not
• na: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: Negation particle (निषेध-अव्यय)

• guṇān: qualities; guṇas
• guṇān: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: guṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Accusative (द्वितीया/2), Plural (बहुवचन)

• vai: indeed; surely
• vai: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: vai (अव्यय)
• Form: Emphatic particle (निपात)

• kathaṃcana: in any way; at all
• kathaṃcana: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: kathaṃcana (अव्यय)
• Form: Indeclinable adverb (क्रियाविशेषण-अव्यय)

Speaker

• Implied continuation of Vyāsa’s discourse; listener not specified