Brahma Purana — The Two Vedic Paths: Karma, Knowledge, and the Inner Self (Adhyatma), Shloka 32
Devanagari script
एवं पूर्वापरे रात्रे युञ्जन्न् आत्मानम् आत्मना लघ्वाहारो विशुद्धात्मा पश्यत्य् आत्मानम् आत्मनि //
Translation
Le verset (32) poursuit la tradition ancienne, en indiquant le Dharma et l’enseignement sacré.
Word by Word
evamthus/in this way
evam:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/modifier)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootevam (अव्यय)
FormAvyaya, prakāra-vācaka (प्रकार/ manner adverb)
pūrva-aparein the former and latter (parts)
pūrva-apare:
Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootpūrva (प्रातिपदिक) + apara (प्रातिपदिक)
FormDvandva-samāsa (द्वन्द्व), dual sense; Puṃliṅga, Saptamī (सप्तमी/Locative), Dvivacana (द्विवचन) agreeing with rātre
rātrein the two nights / at night (both times)
rātre:
Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण/Time)
TypeNoun
Rootrātri (प्रातिपदिक)
FormStrīliṅga (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Saptamī (सप्तमी/Locative), Dvivacana (द्विवचन)
yuñjanpractising/yoking (concentrating)
yuñjan:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeVerb
Rootyuj (युज् धातु)
FormVartamāna-kṛdanta (वर्तमानकृदन्त), Śatṛ (शतृ) present active participle: yuñjan-, Puṃliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana; denotes ongoing action
ātmānamthe self
ātmānam:
Karma (कर्म/Object)
TypeNoun
Rootātman (आत्मन् प्रातिपदिक)
FormPuṃliṅga, Dvitīyā (द्वितीया/Accusative), Ekavacana
ātmanāby the self
ātmanā:
Karaṇa (करण/Instrument)
TypeNoun
Rootātman (आत्मन् प्रातिपदिक)
FormPuṃliṅga, Tṛtīyā (तृतीया/Instrumental), Ekavacana
laghu-āhāraḥone of light diet
laghu-āhāraḥ:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeAdjective
Rootlaghu (प्रातिपदिक) + āhāra (प्रातिपदिक)
FormKarmadhāraya-samāsa (कर्मधारय) ‘light (in) food’; Puṃliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana
viśuddha-ātmāpure-souled
viśuddha-ātmā:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeAdjective
Rootviśuddha (कृदन्त/विशुद्ध) + ātman (आत्मन् प्रातिपदिक)
FormKarmadhāraya-samāsa (कर्मधारय) ‘purified self’; Puṃliṅga, Prathamā, Ekavacana
paśyatisees
paśyati:
Kriyā (क्रिया/verb)
TypeVerb
Rootdṛś (दृश् धातु)
FormLaṭ (लट्/Present), Prathama-puruṣa (प्रथमपुरुष/3rd person), Ekavacana (एकवचन), Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद)
ātmānamthe self
ātmānam:
Karma (कर्म/Object)
TypeNoun
Rootātman (आत्मन् प्रातिपदिक)
FormPuṃliṅga, Dvitīyā (द्वितीया/Accusative), Ekavacana
ātmaniin the self
ātmani:
Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण/Location)
TypeNoun
Rootātman (आत्मन् प्रातिपदिक)
FormPuṃliṅga, Saptamī (सप्तमी/Locative), Ekavacana
Speaker
Not specified in the provided excerpt; practice instruction.