Shloka 10

Abhaya-Itihāsa: Karma, Indriyas, and the Non-sensory Brahman

Brāhmaṇī–Brāhmaṇa Saṃvāda

Devanagari script

यत्र तद ब्रह्म निर्दधन्द्ध यत्र सोम: सहाग्निना । व्यवायं कुरुते नित्यं धीरो भूतानि धारयन्‌

Translation

Là réside le Brahman suprême, affranchi de toute dualité ; là Soma s’unit sans cesse à Agni ; et là le vent, ferme et recueilli, soutien de tous les êtres, se meut sans interruption.

Word by Word

• यत्र: where
• यत्र: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यत्र

• तत्: that
• तत्: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: neuter, nominative/accusative, singular

• ब्रह्म: Brahman, the Absolute
• ब्रह्म: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मन्
• Form: neuter, nominative/accusative, singular

• निर्दहन्: burning up, consuming
• निर्दहन्: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: निर्दह्
• Form: शतृ (present active participle), masculine, nominative, singular

• यत्र: where
• यत्र: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यत्र

• सोमः: Soma (moon/nectar deity)
• सोमः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: सोम
• Form: masculine, nominative, singular

• सह: together with
• सह: Karana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सह

• अग्निना: with Agni (fire)
• अग्निना: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: अग्नि
• Form: masculine, instrumental, singular

• व्यवायम्: union, intercourse
• व्यवायम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: व्यवाय
• Form: masculine, accusative, singular

• कुरुते: does, performs
• कुरुते: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ
• Form: lat (present), ātmanepada, 3rd, singular

• नित्यम्: always, constantly
• नित्यम्: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नित्य

• धीरः: steadfast, wise
• धीरः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: धीर
• Form: masculine, nominative, singular

• भूतानि: beings, elements
• भूतानि: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: भूत
• Form: neuter, accusative, plural

• धारयन्: bearing, sustaining
• धारयन्: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: धृ
• Form: शतृ (present active participle), masculine, nominative, singular

Speaker

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