Brahma Purana — Sāṃkhya–Yoga on the Great Self: Sense-Control, Inner Vision, and Liberation, Shloka 49
Devanagari script
पूर्वरात्रे परार्धे च धारयेन् मन आत्मनः जन्तोः पञ्चेन्द्रियस्यास्य यद्य् एकं क्लिन्नम् इन्द्रियम् //
Translation
Ce verset (n° 49) est conservé dans la tradition comme clé de compréhension et de culte au Divin.
Word by Word
pūrva-rātrein the first part of the night
pūrva-rātre:
Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
TypeNoun
Rootpūrva + rātra (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular; कर्मधारय: ‘in the earlier part of the night’
para-ardhein the latter half
para-ardhe:
Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
TypeNoun
Rootpara + ardha (प्रातिपदिक)
FormNeuter, Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular; कर्मधारय: ‘in the latter half’
caand
ca:
Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootca (अव्यय)
FormConjunction (समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय)
dhārayetshould hold; should fix
dhārayet:
Kriyā (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootdhṛ (धातु)
FormOptative (विधिलिङ्), Parasmaipada, 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular; √dhṛ = ‘should hold/fix/maintain’
manaḥmind
manaḥ:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootmanas (प्रातिपदिक)
FormNeuter, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular
ātmanaḥof oneself
ātmanaḥ:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
TypeNoun
Rootātman (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Singular
jantoḥof the creature/person
jantoḥ:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
TypeNoun
Rootjantu (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Singular
pañca-indriyasyaof the five-sensed (one)
pañca-indriyasya:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
TypeAdjective
Rootpañca + indriya (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine/Neuter (agreeing with jantoḥ), Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Singular; द्विगु: ‘of the five-sensed (being)’
asyaof this
asya:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
TypeNoun
Rootidam (प्रातिपदिक)
FormSarvanāma (सर्वनाम), Masculine/Neuter, Genitive (6th/षष्ठी), Singular
yadiif
yadi:
Nimitta (निमित्त)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootyadi (अव्यय)
FormConditional particle (शर्त/यदि)
ekamone
ekam:
Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rooteka (प्रातिपदिक)
FormNeuter, Nominative/Accusative (1st/2nd), Singular; qualifying indriyam
klinnamsoaked; clinging (to objects)
klinnam:
Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootklinna (प्रातिपदिक)
FormNeuter, Nominative/Accusative (1st/2nd), Singular; ‘moistened/soaked; attached (figuratively)’
indriyamsense-organ; sense
indriyam:
Karma (कर्म) / Viṣaya (विषय)
TypeNoun
Rootindriya (प्रातिपदिक)
FormNeuter, Nominative/Accusative (1st/2nd), Singular
Speaker
Not specified in the provided excerpt (procedural instruction for a yogin)