Brahma Purana — The Two Vedic Paths: Karma, Knowledge, and the Inner Self (Adhyatma), Shloka 3
Devanagari script
व्यास उवाच शृणुध्वं मुनिशार्दूला यत् पृच्छध्वं समासतः कर्मविद्यामयौ चोभौ व्याख्यास्यामि क्षराक्षरौ //
Translation
ខគម្ពីរនេះ៖ «៣» — សូមរក្សាអត្ថន័យដោយសេចក្តីស្មោះត្រង់ ដូចជាប្រពៃណីបុរាណបានបន្ត។
Word by Word
vyāsaḥVyāsa
vyāsaḥ:
Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
TypeNoun
Rootvyāsa (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)
uvācasaid
uvāca:
Kriyā (क्रिया/Verbal action)
TypeVerb
Rootvac (धातु)
Formलिट्-लकार (Perfect), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular)
śṛṇudhvaṃlisten
śṛṇudhvaṃ:
Kriyā (क्रिया/Verbal action)
TypeVerb
Rootśru (धातु)
Formलोट्-लकार (Imperative), मध्यम-पुरुष (2nd person), बहुवचन (Plural), आत्मनेपद (Ātmanepada)
muni-śārdūlāḥO tiger-like sages
muni-śārdūlāḥ:
Sambodhana (सम्बोधन/Vocative address)
TypeNoun
Rootmuni (प्रातिपदिक) + śārdūla (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), सम्बोधन-विभक्ति (Vocative), बहुवचन (Plural); कर्मधारय: मुनय एव शार्दूलाः (tigers among sages)
yatwhat (that which)
yat:
Karma (कर्म/Object)
TypeNoun
Rootyad (प्रातिपदिक/सर्वनाम)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular); सम्बन्धक (relative pronoun)
pṛcchadhvamyou ask
pṛcchadhvam:
Kriyā (क्रिया/Verbal action)
TypeVerb
Rootprach (धातु)
Formलट्-लकार (Present), मध्यम-पुरुष (2nd person), बहुवचन (Plural), आत्मनेपद (Ātmanepada)
samāsataḥbriefly
samāsataḥ:
Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण/Adverbial qualifier)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootsamāsa (प्रातिपदिक)
Formतसिल्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (adverb): 'briefly/in summary'
karma-vidyā-mayauconsisting of action and knowledge
karma-vidyā-mayau:
Viśeṣya (विशेष्य/Predicate adjective to 'ubhau')
TypeAdjective
Rootkarma (प्रातिपदिक) + vidyā (प्रातिपदिक) + maya (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), द्विवचन (Dual); बहुपद-तत्पुरुष: कर्ममयौ विद्यामयौ (consisting of action and knowledge)
caand
ca:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootca (अव्यय)
Formसमुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)
ubhauboth
ubhau:
Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
TypeNoun
Rootubha (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), द्विवचन (Dual)
vyākhyāsyāmiI will explain
vyākhyāsyāmi:
Kriyā (क्रिया/Verbal action)
TypeVerb
Rootvi-ā-khyā (धातु)
Formलृट्-लकार (Simple Future), उत्तम-पुरुष (1st person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद (Parasmaipada)
kṣara-akṣarauthe perishable and the imperishable
kṣara-akṣarau:
Karma (कर्म/Object)
TypeAdjective
Rootkṣara (प्रातिपदिक) + akṣara (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), द्विवचन (Dual); इतरेतर-द्वन्द्व: क्षरश्च अक्षरश्च (perishable and imperishable)
Speaker
Vyāsa speaking to the sages.