Brahma Purana — The Two Vedic Paths: Karma, Knowledge, and the Inner Self (Adhyatma), Shloka 15
Devanagari script
विद्यामयो ऽन्यः पुरुषो द्विजाः कर्ममयो ऽपरः विप्राश् चन्द्रसमस्पर्शः सूक्ष्मया कलया स्थितः //
Translation
Ayat (nombor 15) termasuk dalam Brahma Purana, namun tanpa teks Sanskrit yang diberikan, terjemahan yang tepat dan berwibawa tidak dapat dibuat.
Word by Word
vidyāmayaḥmade of knowledge
vidyāmayaḥ:
Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootvidyā (प्रातिपदिक) + maya (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); Tatpuruṣa: ‘consisting of knowledge’
anyaḥanother
anyaḥ:
Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootanya (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)
puruṣaḥperson/spirit
puruṣaḥ:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootpuruṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)
dvijāḥO twice-born (Brahmins)
dvijāḥ:
Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
TypeNoun
Rootdvija (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Vocative (8th/सम्बोधन), Plural (बहुवचन)
karmamayaḥmade of action
karmamayaḥ:
Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootkarma (प्रातिपदिक) + maya (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); Tatpuruṣa: ‘consisting of action’
aparaḥthe other
aparaḥ:
Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootapara (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)
viprāḥO sages/Brahmins
viprāḥ:
Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
TypeNoun
Rootvipra (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Vocative (8th/सम्बोधन), Plural (बहुवचन)
candra-sama-sparśaḥmoon-like in touch (cool)
candra-sama-sparśaḥ:
Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootcandra (प्रातिपदिक) + sama (प्रातिपदिक) + sparśa (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); Tatpuruṣa: ‘having touch like the moon’
sūkṣmayāby subtle
sūkṣmayā:
Karaṇa (करण)
TypeAdjective
Rootsūkṣma (प्रातिपदिक)
FormFeminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular (एकवचन); agrees with kalayā
kalayāby a portion/part
kalayā:
Karaṇa (करण)
TypeNoun
Rootkalā (प्रातिपदिक)
FormFeminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular (एकवचन)
sthitaḥabiding/established
sthitaḥ:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeAdjective
Rootsthita (प्रातिपदिक; √sthā क्त)
FormMasculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन); past participle (क्त) ‘standing/abiding’
Speaker
Not specified in the excerpt; verse contains direct address to dvijāḥ/viprāḥ (twice-born/brāhmaṇas).