Brahma Purana — Cakṣus-tīrtha at Yogeśvara: Dharma Tested, Sight Restored, Shloka 32
Devanagari script
मणिमान् धर्मविच्छ्रेष्ठः पुनर् धर्मं प्रशंसति मणिमन्तं द्विजः प्राह किं धर्मम् अनुशंससि ब्रह्मोवाच तथेति चेत्य् आह वैश्यो ब्राह्मणः पुनर् अब्रवीत् //
Translation
ഈ ശ്ലോകത്തിന്റെ മൂല സംസ്കൃത പാഠം നൽകിയിട്ടില്ല; ദയവായി ശ്ലോകം നൽകുക, തുടർന്ന് ശാസ്ത്രീയമായി വിവർത്തനം ചെയ്യും।
Word by Word
maṇimānMaṇimān (a person)
maṇimān:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootmaṇimat (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)
dharmavit-śreṣṭhaḥthe best knower of dharma
dharmavit-śreṣṭhaḥ:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootdharma (प्रातिपदिक) + vit (√vid + क्विप्) + śreṣṭha (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular; tatpuruṣa: ‘best among knowers of dharma’ (धर्मविदां श्रेष्ठः)
punaragain
punar:
Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootpunar (अव्यय)
FormAdverb (क्रियाविशेषण-अव्यय)
dharmamdharma
dharmam:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootdharma (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)
praśaṃsatipraises
praśaṃsati:
Kriyā (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootpra√śaṃs (धातु)
FormPresent (लट्), Parasmaipada, 3rd person, Singular
maṇimantamMaṇimān (as object)
maṇimantam:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootmaṇimat (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Accusative (2nd), Singular
dvijaḥthe Brahmin
dvijaḥ:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootdvija (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Nominative (1st), Singular
prāhasaid
prāha:
Kriyā (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootpra√ah (धातु)
FormPerfect (लिट्), Parasmaipada, 3rd person, Singular
kimwhat?
kim:
Prashna (प्रश्न)
TypeNoun
Rootkim (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
FormInterrogative pronoun, Neuter, Accusative (2nd) Singular; used adverbially
dharmamdharma
dharmam:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootdharma (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
anuśaṃsasido you commend / recommend
anuśaṃsasi:
Kriyā (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootanu√śaṃs (धातु)
FormPresent (लट्), Parasmaipada, 2nd person (मध्यमपुरुष), Singular
brahmaBrahmā
brahma:
Vakta (वक्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootbrahman (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular; speaker tag in narration
uvācasaid
uvāca:
Kriyā (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√vac (धातु)
FormPerfect (लिट्), Parasmaipada, 3rd person, Singular
tathāso / thus
tathā:
Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
TypeIndeclinable
Roottathā (अव्यय)
FormAdverb (क्रियाविशेषण-अव्यय)
itithus
iti:
Vacanāṅga (वचनाङ्ग)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootiti (अव्यय)
FormQuotative particle (उद्धरण-अव्यय)
cetif
cet:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootcet (अव्यय)
FormConditional particle (निपात)
āhasaid
āha:
Kriyā (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√ah (धातु)
FormPerfect (लिट्), Parasmaipada, 3rd person, Singular
vaiśyaḥthe Vaiśya
vaiśyaḥ:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootvaiśya (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
brāhmaṇaḥthe Brahmin
brāhmaṇaḥ:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootbrāhmaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
punaragain
punar:
Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootpunar (अव्यय)
FormAdverb
abravītspoke
abravīt:
Kriyā (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√brū (धातु)
FormImperfect (लङ्), Parasmaipada, 3rd person, Singular
Speaker
Brahmā as narrator; brāhmaṇa questions the vaiśya Maṇimān