Brahma Purana — Bondage Through the Guṇas: Transmigration, Misidentification, and Ascetic Practices, Shloka 29
Devanagari script
प्रकृतिः कुरुते देवी भयं प्रलयम् एव च दिवसान्ते गुणान् एतान् अतीत्यैको ऽवतिष्ठते //
Translation
ਇੱਥੇ ਕੇਵਲ ਸ਼ਲੋਕ-ਗਿਣਤੀ ਹੈ; ਮੂਲ ਸ਼ਲੋਕ ਉਪਲਬਧ ਨਹੀਂ।
Word by Word
prakṛtiḥPrakṛti (Nature)
prakṛtiḥ:
Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
TypeNoun
Rootprakṛti (प्रातिपदिक)
FormFeminine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular
kurutedoes / produces
kurute:
Kriyā (क्रिया/verb)
TypeVerb
Root√kṛ (धातु)
FormPresent (लट्), 3rd Person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन); Ātmanepada (आत्मनेपद)
devīthe goddess
devī:
Karta (कर्ता/Subject-apposition)
TypeNoun
Rootdevī (प्रातिपदिक)
FormFeminine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular; apposition to prakṛtiḥ
bhayamfear
bhayam:
Karma (कर्म/Object)
TypeNoun
Rootbhaya (प्रातिपदिक)
FormNeuter, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular
pralayamdissolution (pralaya)
pralayam:
Karma (कर्म/Object)
TypeNoun
Rootpralaya (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular
evaindeed
eva:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
TypeIndeclinable
Rooteva (अव्यय)
FormAvyaya; emphatic particle (निश्चयार्थक/अवधारण)
caand
ca:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootca (अव्यय)
FormAvyaya; conjunction (समुच्चयबोधक)
divasa-anteat the end of the day
divasa-ante:
Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण/Location-Time)
TypeNoun
Rootdivasa (प्रातिपदिक) + anta (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Singular; समासः—षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (divasasya ante)
guṇānqualities (guṇas)
guṇān:
Karma (कर्म/Object)
TypeNoun
Rootguṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Plural (बहुवचन)
etānthese
etān:
Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootetad (प्रातिपदिक/सर्वनाम)
FormMasculine, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Plural; demonstrative adjective qualifying guṇān
atītyahaving transcended
atītya:
Pūrvakāla-kriyā (पूर्वकालक्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootati-√i (धातु)
FormAbsolutive/Gerund (क्त्वान्त/ल्यप्), indeclinable verbal; ‘having gone beyond’
ekaḥthe One
ekaḥ:
Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
TypeNoun
Rooteka (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular
avatiṣṭhateremains / stands firm
avatiṣṭhate:
Kriyā (क्रिया/verb)
TypeVerb
Rootava-√sthā (धातु)
FormPresent (लट्), 3rd Person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular; Ātmanepada
Speaker
Unspecified in the provided excerpt (a teacher/narrator addressing a king-like listener is implied by later 'narādhipa')