Brahma Purana — The Two Vedic Paths: Karma, Knowledge, and the Inner Self (Adhyatma), Shloka 74

Devanagari script

इन्द्रियाणि च मेध्यानि विचेतव्यानि कृत्स्नशः सर्वाण्य् एवानुपूर्वेण यद् यदा च विधीयते //

Translation

Di sini bacaan sloka ditandai; dalam naskah asli, nomor sloka dinyatakan sebagai 74 sesuai penetapan.

Word by Word

• indriyāṇi: senses
• indriyāṇi: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: indriya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napumsakaliṅga (neuter), Prathamā-vibhakti (Nominative/1st), Bahu-vacana (plural)

• ca: and
• ca: Sam uccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction (समुच्चय)

• medhyāni: pure/fit (for sacrifice)
• medhyāni: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: medhya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napumsakaliṅga (neuter), Prathamā-vibhakti (Nominative/1st), Bahu-vacana; adjective qualifying indriyāṇi

• vicetavyāni: to be discerned
• vicetavyāni: Kārya (कार्य/विधेय)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vi-√cit + tavya (धातु + कृत्)
• Form: Kṛtya (तव्यत्) gerundive/passive necessity; Napumsakaliṅga, Prathamā, Bahu-vacana; ‘to be examined/discerned’

• kṛtsnaśaḥ: completely
• kṛtsnaśaḥ: Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: kṛtsnaśas (अव्यय)
• Form: Adverb (क्रियाविशेषण), indeclinable; ‘entirely/wholly’

• sarvāṇi: all
• sarvāṇi: Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napumsakaliṅga (neuter), Prathamā-vibhakti, Bahu-vacana; adjective/pronominal qualifying (indriyāṇi etc.)

• eva: indeed/only
• eva: Avadhāraṇa (अवधारण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: eva (अव्यय)
• Form: Emphatic particle (अवधारण-निपात)

• anupūrveṇa: in sequence
• anupūrveṇa: Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: anupūrva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napumsakaliṅga (neuter) used adverbially; Tṛtīyā-vibhakti (Instrumental/3rd), Eka-vacana; ‘in due order/step by step’

• yat: that which
• yat: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: yad (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Napumsakaliṅga (neuter), Prathamā-vibhakti, Eka-vacana; relative pronoun used correlatively with yadā

• yadā: when
• yadā: Kāla-adhikaraṇa (कालाधिकरण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: yadā (अव्यय)
• Form: Temporal adverb (कालवाचक-अव्यय)

• ca: and
• ca: Sam uccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: Conjunction (समुच्चय)

• vidhīyate: is prescribed/done
• vidhīyate: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vi-√dhā (धातु)
• Form: Laṭ-lakāra (Present), Ātmanepada; Prathama-puruṣa (3rd), Eka-vacana; passive sense ‘is arranged/ordained/done’

Speaker

• Not specified in the excerpt (didactic narration)