Brahmanda Purana — Prakriya Pada, Shloka 105
व्यासशिष्योत्पत्तिवर्णन (Origins/Enumeration of Vyāsa’s Disciplic Succession) — Chapter on Vedic Transmission Lineages
Devanagari script
षट्कर्मनिरता नित्यं शालीना गृहमेधिनः / तुल्यैर्व्यवहरन्ति स्म ह्यदुष्टैः कर्महेतुभिः
Transliteration
ṣaṭkarmaniratā nityaṃ śālīnā gṛhamedhinaḥ / tulyairvyavaharanti sma hyaduṣṭaiḥ karmahetubhiḥ
Translation
वे नित्य षट्कर्मों में रत, शालीन गृहस्थ थे। वे समान स्वभाव वालों से ही, निष्कपट कर्म-हेतुओं के साथ व्यवहार करते थे।
Word by Word
ṣaṭ-karma-niratāḥdevoted to the six duties
ṣaṭ-karma-niratāḥ:
Visheshana (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootṣaṭ (प्रातिपदिक) + karma (प्रातिपदिक) + nirata (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural (बहुवचन); multi-member तत्पुरुष: ‘engaged in six duties’
nityamalways
nityam:
Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootnitya (प्रातिपदिक)
FormAdverb (क्रियाविशेषण-अव्यय)
śālīnāḥwell-conducted/modest
śālīnāḥ:
Visheshana (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootśālin (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural (बहुवचन)
gṛha-medhinaḥhouseholders
gṛha-medhinaḥ:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootgṛha (प्रातिपदिक) + medhin (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural (बहुवचन); तत्पुरुष ‘householder’
tulyaiḥwith equals
tulyaiḥ:
Sahakari (सहकारी/सह)
TypeAdjective
Roottulya (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine/Neuter, Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Plural (बहुवचन)
vyavaharantithey व्यवहार/act/deal
vyavaharanti:
Kriya (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootvi-ava-√hṛ (धातु)
FormPresent tense (लट्), Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Plural (बहुवचन)
sma(indeed/used to)
sma:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootsma (अव्यय)
FormParticle indicating past narration (स्म-निपात)
hiindeed/for
hi:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
TypeIndeclinable
Roothi (अव्यय)
FormParticle (निपात) giving emphasis/reason
aduṣṭaiḥby blameless
aduṣṭaiḥ:
Karana (करण)
TypeAdjective
Roota-duṣṭa (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine/Neuter, Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Plural (बहुवचन); negative prefix a-
karma-hetubhiḥwith motives/causes of action
karma-hetubhiḥ:
Karana (करण)
TypeNoun
Rootkarma (प्रातिपदिक) + hetu (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Plural (बहुवचन); तत्पुरुष ‘causes/motives of action’