Brahma Purana — Shiva on Dharma: Nonviolence, Truthful Speech, Mental Discipline, and the Karmic Causes of Heaven and Longevity, Shloka 3
Devanagari script
केन शीलेन वै देव कर्मणा कीदृशेन वा समाचारैर् गुणैः कैर् वा स्वर्गं यान्तीह मानवाः //
Translation
अत्र श्लोकस्य मूलपाठो न प्रदत्तः; केवलं “3” इति संख्या दृश्यते। कृपया संस्कृतपाठं दत्त्वा अनुवादः क्रियताम्।
Word by Word
kenaby what
kena:
Karana (करण/Instrument)
TypeNoun
Rootkim (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine/Neuter (पुं/नपुंसक), Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular (एकवचन)
śīlenaby what conduct/character
śīlena:
Karana (करण/Instrument)
TypeNoun
Rootśīla (प्रातिपदिक)
FormNeuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular (एकवचन)
vaiindeed
vai:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootvai (अव्यय)
FormEmphatic particle (निश्चय/अवधारणार्थक अव्यय)
devaO god
deva:
Sambodhana (सम्बोधन/Vocative address)
TypeNoun
Rootdeva (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Vocative (8th/सम्बोधन), Singular (एकवचन)
karmaṇāby what action
karmaṇā:
Karana (करण/Instrument)
TypeNoun
Rootkarman (प्रातिपदिक)
FormNeuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular (एकवचन)
kīdṛśenaof what kind
kīdṛśena:
Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
TypeAdjective
Rootkīdṛśa (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine/Neuter (पुं/नपुंसक), Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular (एकवचन) — qualifying karmaṇā
vāor
vā:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootvā (अव्यय)
FormDisjunctive particle (विकल्पबोधक अव्यय)
samācāraiḥby practices/observances
samācāraiḥ:
Karana (करण/Instrument)
TypeNoun
Rootsamācāra (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Plural (बहुवचन)
guṇaiḥby qualities/virtues
guṇaiḥ:
Karana (करण/Instrument)
TypeNoun
Rootguṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Plural (बहुवचन)
kaiḥby which (qualities)
kaiḥ:
Karana (करण/Instrument)
TypeNoun
Rootkim (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine/Neuter (पुं/नपुंसक), Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Plural (बहुवचन) — qualifying guṇaiḥ
vāor
vā:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootvā (अव्यय)
FormDisjunctive particle (विकल्पबोधक अव्यय)
svargamto heaven
svargam:
Gati/Karma (गति-कर्म/Goal as object)
TypeNoun
Rootsvarga (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)
yāntigo
yānti:
Kriya (क्रिया/Verb)
TypeVerb
Root√yā (धातु)
FormPresent (लट्), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Plural (बहुवचन), Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद)
ihahere (in this world)
iha:
Adhikarana (अधिकरण/Location)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootiha (अव्यय)
FormAdverb (देशवाचक अव्यय)
mānavāḥhuman beings
mānavāḥ:
Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
TypeNoun
Rootmānava (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural (बहुवचन)
Speaker
Umā to Śiva