Brahma Purana — Sāṃkhya-Informed Discourse on the Unmanifest (Avyakta), the 25 Tattvas, and Liberation, Shloka 36
Devanagari script
एतैर् गुणैर् हीनतमे न देयम् एतत् परं ब्रह्म विशुद्धम् आहुः न श्रेयसे योक्ष्यति तादृशे कृतं धर्मप्रवक्तारम् अपात्रदानात्
Translation
ਇੱਥੇ ਸ਼ਲੋਕ-ਸੰਖਿਆ 36 ਹੈ; ਮੂਲ ਪਾਠ ਤੋਂ ਬਿਨਾਂ ਸ਼ਾਸਤਰੀ ਅਨੁਵਾਦ ਸੰਭਵ ਨਹੀਂ।
Word by Word
etaiḥby these
etaiḥ:
Karaṇa (करण)
TypePronoun
Rootetad (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine/Neuter, Instrumental (तृतीया), Plural (बहुवचन)
guṇaiḥqualities
guṇaiḥ:
Karaṇa (करण)
TypeNoun
Rootguṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Plural
hīnatamein one most lacking
hīnatame:
Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
TypeAdjective
Roothīnatama (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Locative (सप्तमी), Singular; superlative ‘in the most deficient (person)’
nanot
na:
Pratiṣedha (प्रतिषेध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootna (अव्यय)
FormNegation particle
deyamto be given
deyam:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeAdjective
Rootdā (धातु) + ya (प्रत्यय)
FormGerundive, Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular
etatthis
etat:
Karma (कर्म)
TypePronoun
Rootetad (प्रातिपदिक)
FormNeuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular
paramsupreme
param:
Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootpara (प्रातिपदिक)
FormNeuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular
brahmaBrahman (absolute)
brahma:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootbrahman (प्रातिपदिक)
FormNeuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular
viśuddhampure
viśuddham:
Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootviśuddha (प्रातिपदिक/क्त)
FormNeuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular
āhuḥthey say
āhuḥ:
Kriyā (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootah (धातु)
FormPerfect (लिट्), 3rd Person (प्रथमपुरुष), Plural (बहुवचन), Parasmaipada
nanot
na:
Pratiṣedha (प्रतिषेध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootna (अव्यय)
FormNegation particle
śreyasefor welfare/good
śreyase:
Sampradāna/Prayojana (सम्प्रदान/प्रयोजन)
TypeNoun
Rootśreyas (प्रातिपदिक)
FormNeuter, Dative (चतुर्थी), Singular
yokṣyatiwill lead to / will bring about
yokṣyati:
Kriyā (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootyuj (धातु)
FormFuture (लृट्), 3rd Person, Singular, Parasmaipada
tādṛśein such a one
tādṛśe:
Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
TypeAdjective
Roottādṛś (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine/Neuter, Locative (सप्तमी), Singular; ‘in such (a person)’
kṛtama deed (done)
kṛtam:
Karta-kṛta-bhāva (कर्तृकृतभाव/Result)
TypeNoun
Rootkṛ (धातु) + ta (क्त)
FormPast passive participle used substantively (क्त), Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular; ‘done act’
dharma-pravaktāramthe teacher of dharma
dharma-pravaktāram:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootdharma (प्रातिपदिक) + pravaktṛ (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Accusative (द्वितीया), Singular; ‘expounder of dharma’
apātra-dānātbecause of giving to the unworthy
apātra-dānāt:
Hetu (हेतु/Cause)
TypeNoun
Roota-pātra (प्रातिपदिक) + dāna (प्रातिपदिक)
FormNeuter, Ablative (पञ्चमी), Singular; ‘from giving to an unworthy recipient’
Speaker
Preceptor cautioning a king about eligibility and the teacher’s responsibility