Brahma Purana — The Two Vedic Paths: Karma, Knowledge, and the Inner Self (Adhyatma), Shloka 43
Devanagari script
मुनय ऊचुः अध्यात्मं विस्तरेणेह पुनर् एव वदस्व नः यद् अध्यात्मं यथा विद्मो भगवन्न् ऋषिसत्तम //
Translation
ଏଠାରେ ମୂଳ ଶ୍ଲୋକ ଦିଆଯାଇନାହିଁ; କେବଳ “43” ସଂଖ୍ୟା ଅଛି। ଦୟାକରି ସଂସ୍କୃତ ପାଠ ଦିଅନ୍ତୁ, ତାହାପରେ ପବିତ୍ର ଅନୁବାଦ କରିବି।
Word by Word
munayaḥthe sages
munayaḥ:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootmuni (मुनि, प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural
ūcuḥsaid
ūcuḥ:
Kriyā (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√vac (वच्, धातु)
FormPerfect (लिट्), Parasmaipada, 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Plural (बहुवचन)
adhyātmamadhyātma / spiritual doctrine
adhyātmam:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootadhyātma (अध्यात्म, प्रातिपदिक)
FormNeuter, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular
vistareṇain detail
vistareṇa:
Karaṇa (करण)
TypeNoun
Rootvistara (विस्तर, प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular; adverbial instrumental
ihahere
iha:
Deśa/Prasaṅga (देश/प्रसङ्ग)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootiha (इह, अव्यय)
FormAvyaya, adverb (देश/प्रसङ्ग)
punaragain
punar:
Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootpunar (पुनर्, अव्यय)
FormAvyaya, adverb (पुनरुक्ति/पुनरावृत्ति)
evaindeed
eva:
Avadhāraṇa (अवधारण)
TypeIndeclinable
Rooteva (एव, अव्यय)
FormAvyaya, emphatic particle (निश्चय/अवधारण)
vadasvaplease speak
vadasva:
Kriyā (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√vad (वद्, धातु)
FormImperative (लोट्), Ātmanepada (आत्मनेपद), 2nd person (मध्यमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन)
naḥto us
naḥ:
Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान)
TypeNoun
Rootasmad (अस्मद्, सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
FormDative (4th/चतुर्थी), Plural; enclitic form
yatwhich
yat:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootyad (यद्, सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
FormNeuter, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular; relative pronoun
adhyātmamadhyātma
adhyātmam:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootadhyātma (अध्यात्म, प्रातिपदिक)
FormNeuter, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular
yathāas / how
yathā:
Prakāra (प्रकार)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootyathā (यथा, अव्यय)
FormAvyaya, adverb/conjunction of manner (प्रकार)
vidmaḥwe know
vidmaḥ:
Kriyā (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√vid (विद्, धातु)
FormPresent tense (लट्), Parasmaipada, 1st person (उत्तमपुरुष), Plural (बहुवचन)
bhagavanO Blessed one
bhagavan:
Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
TypeNoun
Rootbhagavat (भगवत्, प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Vocative (8th/सम्बोधन), Singular
ṛṣi-sattamaO best of sages
ṛṣi-sattama:
Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
TypeNoun
Rootṛṣi (ऋषि, प्रातिपदिक) + sattama (सत्तम, प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Vocative (8th/सम्बोधन), Singular; Tatpuruṣa: ‘best among sages’
Speaker
Sages (Munis) addressing Vyāsa