Brahma Purana — Shiva on Dharma: Nonviolence, Truthful Speech, Mental Discipline, and the Karmic Causes of Heaven and Longevity, Shloka 40
Devanagari script
केनायुर् लभते दीर्घं कर्मणा पुरुषः प्रभो तपसा वापि देवेश केनायुर् लभते महत् //
Translation
これは『ブラフマ・プラーナ』（アーディ・プラーナ）第224章第40偈であるが、サンスクリット原文が提示されていないため厳密な翻訳はできない。
Word by Word
kenaby what? / by which means?
kena:
Karana (करण/Instrument)
TypeNoun
Rootkim (प्रातिपदिक)
FormPronoun (सर्वनाम), Neuter, Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular (एकवचन)
āyuḥlifespan
āyuḥ:
Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
TypeNoun
Rootāyus (प्रातिपदिक)
FormNeuter, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular
labhateobtains
labhate:
Kriyā (क्रिया/Verb)
TypeVerb
Root√labh (धातु)
FormPresent tense (लट्), Ātmanepada (आत्मनेपद), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular
dīrghamlong
dīrgham:
Karma (कर्म/Object-complement)
TypeAdjective
Rootdīrgha (प्रातिपदिक)
FormNeuter, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular; used as predicate/qualifier of āyuḥ
karmaṇāby action/deed
karmaṇā:
Karana (करण/Instrument)
TypeNoun
Rootkarman (प्रातिपदिक)
FormNeuter, Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular
puruṣaḥO man / person
puruṣaḥ:
Sambodhana (सम्बोधन/Address)
TypeNoun
Rootpuruṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular; vocative-sense possible in address context
prabhoO lord
prabho:
Sambodhana (सम्बोधन/Address)
TypeNoun
Rootprabhu (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Vocative (8th/सम्बोधन), Singular
tapasāby austerity
tapasā:
Karana (करण/Instrument)
TypeNoun
Roottapas (प्रातिपदिक)
FormNeuter, Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular
vāor
vā:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Connector)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootvā (अव्यय)
FormParticle (विकल्पार्थक-अव्यय), disjunctive ‘or’
apialso
api:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Connector)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootapi (अव्यय)
FormParticle (समुच्चय/अवधारण), ‘also/even’
deveśaO Lord of the gods
deveśa:
Sambodhana (सम्बोधन/Address)
TypeNoun
Rootdeva + īśa (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Vocative (8th/सम्बोधन), Singular; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: devānām īśaḥ
kenaby what?
kena:
Karana (करण/Instrument)
TypeNoun
Rootkim (प्रातिपदिक)
FormPronoun (सर्वनाम), Neuter, Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular
āyuḥlifespan
āyuḥ:
Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
TypeNoun
Rootāyus (प्रातिपदिक)
FormNeuter, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular
labhateobtains
labhate:
Kriyā (क्रिया/Verb)
TypeVerb
Root√labh (धातु)
FormPresent tense (लट्), Ātmanepada, 3rd person, Singular
mahatgreat
mahat:
Karma (कर्म/Object-complement)
TypeAdjective
Rootmahat (प्रातिपदिक)
FormNeuter, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular; qualifier of āyuḥ
Speaker
Umā questioning Śiva