Brahma Purana — Khaḍga Tīrtha: The Knowledge-Sword that Cuts Anger, Craving, and Doubt, Shloka 11
Devanagari script
कवष उवाच ईश्वराज् ज्ञानम् अन्विच्छेद् इत्य् एषा वैदिकी श्रुतिः तस्माद् आराधयेशानं ततो ज्ञानम् अवाप्स्यसि //
Translation
अत्र श्लोकसंख्या एकादशेति निर्दिश्यते; अध्यायस्य क्रमः पवित्रः स्मृतः।
Word by Word
kavaṣaḥKavaṣa (name)
kavaṣaḥ:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootkavaṣa (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन)
uvācasaid
uvāca:
Kriya (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootvac (धातु)
FormPerfect (लिट्), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन), Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद)
īśvarātfrom the Lord
īśvarāt:
Apadana (अपादान)
TypeNoun
Rootīśvara (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Ablative (पञ्चमी/5), Singular (एकवचन)
jñānamknowledge
jñānam:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootjñāna (प्रातिपदिक)
FormNeuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (द्वितीया/2), Singular (एकवचन)
anvicchetshould seek
anvicchet:
Kriya (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootanu√iṣ (धातु)
FormOptative (विधिलिङ्), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन), Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद)
itithus
iti:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/quotative)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootiti (अव्यय)
FormQuotative particle (इति-प्रयोग/उद्धरणसूचक अव्यय)
eṣāthis
eṣā:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootetad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
FormFeminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन)
vaidikīVedic
vaidikī:
Visheshana (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootvaidika (प्रातिपदिक)
FormFeminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन); agrees with śrutiḥ
śrutiḥrevelation/scriptural statement
śrutiḥ:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootśruti (प्रातिपदिक)
FormFeminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन)
tasmāttherefore
tasmāt:
Hetu (हेतु)
TypeIndeclinable
Roottad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
FormAblatival adverb (तस्मात्-प्रयोग; ‘therefore/from that’)
ārādhayaworship/propitiate
ārādhaya:
Kriya (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootā√rādh (धातु)
FormImperative (लोट्), 2nd person (मध्यमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन), Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद)
īśānamĪśāna (Śiva)
īśānam:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootīśāna (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Accusative (द्वितीया/2), Singular (एकवचन)
tataḥthen/thereupon
tataḥ:
Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
TypeIndeclinable
Roottataḥ (अव्यय)
FormAdverb (क्रियाविशेषण अव्यय)
jñānamknowledge
jñānam:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootjñāna (प्रातिपदिक)
FormNeuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (द्वितीया/2), Singular (एकवचन)
avāpsyasiyou will obtain
avāpsyasi:
Kriya (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootava√āp (धातु)
FormFuture (लृट्), 2nd person (मध्यमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन), Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद)
Speaker
Kavaṣa speaking to Pailūṣa