Brahma Purana — Vasiṣṭha on Sāṃkhya: Vidyā–Avidyā, the Twenty-Fifth Principle, and the Akṣara–Kṣara Distinction, Shloka 25
Devanagari script
मत्स्यो ऽन्यत्वम् अथाज्ञानाद् उदकान् नाभिमन्यते आत्मानं तद् अवज्ञानाद् अन्यं चैव न वेद्म्य् अहम् //
Translation
ଏହା ପଞ୍ଚବିଂଶତିତମ ଶ୍ଲୋକ; ମୂଳ ସଂସ୍କୃତ ପାଠ ଦିଆଯାଇନାହିଁ, ତେଣୁ ଯଥାର୍ଥ ଅନୁବାଦ ସମ୍ଭବ ନୁହେଁ।
Word by Word
matsyaḥthe fish
matsyaḥ:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootmatsya (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative, 1st), एकवचन (Singular)
anyatvamotherness / difference
anyatvam:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootanyatva (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative, 2nd), एकवचन (Singular)
athathen
atha:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootatha (अव्यय)
Formसमुच्चय/अनन्तरार्थक-अव्यय (indeclinable particle: then/now)
ajñānātfrom ignorance / due to ignorance
ajñānāt:
Hetu/Apādāna (हेतु/अपादान)
TypeNoun
Rootajñāna (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (Ablative, 5th), एकवचन (Singular)
udakātfrom water
udakāt:
Apādāna (अपादान)
TypeNoun
Rootudaka (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (Ablative, 5th), एकवचन (Singular)
nanot
na:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/negation)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootna (अव्यय)
Formनिषेध-अव्यय (negation particle)
abhimanyateconsiders / imagines
abhimanyate:
Kriyā (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootabhiman (धातु: अभिमन्)
Formलट्-लकार (Present), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular), आत्मनेपद (Ātmanepada)
ātmānamhimself / the self
ātmānam:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootātman (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative, 2nd), एकवचन (Singular)
tatfrom that / due to that
tat:
Hetu/Apādāna (हेतु/अपादान)
TypeNoun
Roottad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (Ablative, 5th), एकवचन (Singular)
avajñānātfrom contempt / disregard
avajñānāt:
Hetu/Apādāna (हेतु/अपादान)
TypeNoun
Rootavajñāna (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), पञ्चमी-विभक्ति (Ablative, 5th), एकवचन (Singular)
anyamanother (one)
anyam:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootanya (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative, 2nd), एकवचन (Singular)
caand
ca:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootca (अव्यय)
Formसमुच्चय-अव्यय (conjunction)
evaindeed
eva:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/emphasis)
TypeIndeclinable
Rooteva (अव्यय)
Formअवधारण-अव्यय (emphatic particle)
nanot
na:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/negation)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootna (अव्यय)
Formनिषेध-अव्यय (negation particle)
vedmiI know
vedmi:
Kriyā (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootvid (धातु: विद्)
Formलट्-लकार (Present), उत्तम-पुरुष (1st person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद (Parasmaipada)
ahamI
aham:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootasmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formउत्तम-पुरुष-सर्वनाम (1st person pronoun), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative, 1st), एकवचन (Singular)
Speaker
Introspective speaker in a teaching context.