Brahma Purana — The Threefold Suffering and the Path to Ultimate Dissolution, Shloka 24
Devanagari script
एवं पशुसमैर् मूढैर् अज्ञानप्रभवं महत् अवाप्यते नरैर् दुःखं शिश्नोदरपरायणैः //
Translation
ਇੱਥੇ ਸ਼ਲੋਕ ਦਾ ਮੂਲ ਪਾਠ ਨਹੀਂ ਦਿੱਤਾ ਗਿਆ; ਕੇਵਲ “24” ਗਿਣਤੀ ਹੈ। ਕਿਰਪਾ ਕਰਕੇ ਸ਼ਲੋਕ ਭੇਜੋ, ਫਿਰ ਮੈਂ ਸ਼ਾਸਤਰੀ ਅਨੁਵਾਦ ਕਰਾਂਗਾ।
Word by Word
evamthus
evam:
Prakāra (प्रकार)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootevam (अव्यय)
FormManner adverb (प्रकारवाचक अव्यय)
paśu-samaiḥby those equal to beasts
paśu-samaiḥ:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeAdjective
Rootpaśu (प्रातिपदिक) + sama (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Plural (बहुवचन); उपमान-तत्पुरुषः: paśubhiḥ samaḥ
mūḍhaiḥby deluded (men)
mūḍhaiḥ:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeAdjective
Rootmūḍha (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Plural (बहुवचन); agrees with naraiḥ (understood/next)
ajñāna-prabhavamarising from ignorance
ajñāna-prabhavam:
Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootajñāna (प्रातिपदिक) + prabhava (प्रातिपदिक)
FormNeuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन); तत्पुरुषः: ajñānāt prabhavati
mahatgreat
mahat:
Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootmahat (प्रातिपदिक)
FormNeuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन); agrees with duḥkham
avāpyateis obtained/experienced
avāpyate:
Kriyā (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootava-√āp (आप्) (धातु)
FormPresent tense (लट्), Passive voice (कर्मणि), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन)
naraiḥby men
naraiḥ:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootnara (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Plural (बहुवचन); agent in passive
duḥkhamsuffering
duḥkham:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootduḥkha (प्रातिपदिक)
FormNeuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Nominative/Accusative (1st/2nd), Singular (एकवचन); in passive, patient (karma)
śiśna-udara-parāyaṇaiḥdevoted to lust and the belly
śiśna-udara-parāyaṇaiḥ:
Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootśiśna (प्रातिपदिक) + udara (प्रातिपदिक) + parāyaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Plural (बहुवचन); तत्पुरुषः: śiśne ca udare ca parāyaṇāḥ (sense: devoted to genitals and belly)
Speaker
Not specified in the provided excerpt.