Brahma Purana — The Hunter Jarā, Krishna’s Final Līlā, and the Lord’s Ascension, Shloka 8
Devanagari script
अजानता कृतम् इदं मया हरिणशङ्कया क्षम्यताम् आत्मपापेन दग्धं मा दग्धुम् अर्हसि //
Translation
Syair kedelapan—dengan bersujud kepada dewa, resi, dan leluhur, melaksanakan kewajiban dipuji.
Word by Word
ajānatāunknowingly / by not knowing
ajānatā:
Karana (करण)
TypeVerb
Roota + √jñā (ज्ञा धातु)
FormPresent active participle (शतृ), Instrumental (तृतीया/3), Singular (एकवचन); 'by (me) not knowing' (agent in instrumental)
kṛtamdone
kṛtam:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeVerb
Root√kṛ (कृ धातु)
FormPast passive participle (क्त), Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Nominative/Accusative (प्रथमा/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)
idamthis
idam:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootidam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
FormNeuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Nominative/Accusative (प्रथमा/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)
mayāby me
mayā:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootasmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
FormInstrumental (तृतीया/3), Singular (एकवचन)
hariṇa-śaṅkayādue to mistaking (you) for a deer
hariṇa-śaṅkayā:
Hetu (हेतु)
TypeNoun
Roothariṇa (प्रातिपदिक) + śaṅkā (प्रातिपदिक)
FormFeminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Instrumental (तृतीया/3), Singular (एकवचन); तत्पुरुष: 'hariṇasya śaṅkā' (suspicion/mistake of a deer)
kṣamyatāmmay it be forgiven
kṣamyatām:
Kriya (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√kṣam (क्षम् धातु)
FormImperative (लोट्), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन), Ātmanepada (आत्मनेपद); passive sense: 'let it be forgiven'
ātma-pāpenaby (my) own sin
ātma-pāpena:
Hetu (हेतु)
TypeNoun
Rootātman (प्रातिपदिक) + pāpa (प्रातिपदिक)
FormNeuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Instrumental (तृतीया/3), Singular (एकवचन); तत्पुरुष: 'ātmano pāpam' (one's own sin)
dagdhamburnt/consumed
dagdham:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeVerb
Root√dah (दह् धातु)
FormPast passive participle (क्त), Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Nominative/Accusative (प्रथमा/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन); predicative with implied 'idam'
mādo not
mā:
Nishedha (निषेध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootmā (अव्यय)
FormProhibitive particle (निषेधार्थक-निपात), used with infinitive/imperative
dagdhumto burn
dagdhum:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeVerb
Root√dah (दह् धातु)
FormInfinitive (तुमुन्), 'to burn'
arhasiyou ought (to) / you deserve
arhasi:
Kriya (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√arh (अर्ह् धातु)
FormPresent (लट्), 2nd person (मध्यमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन), Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद)
Speaker
Jarā (hunter) speaking to the Lord