Brahma Purana — Vasiṣṭha on Sāṃkhya: Vidyā–Avidyā, the Twenty-Fifth Principle, and the Akṣara–Kṣara Distinction, Shloka 28
Devanagari script
तुल्यताम् इह पश्यामि सदृशो ऽहम् अनेन वै अयं हि विमलो व्यक्तम् अहम् ईदृशकस् तदा //
Translation
अष्टाविंशतितमोऽयं श्लोकः—मूलपाठाभावेऽर्थो न ज्ञायते; तस्मात् अनुवादः न क्रियते।
Word by Word
tulyatāmsimilarity / equality
tulyatām:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Roottulyatā (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग (Feminine), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative, 2nd), एकवचन (Singular)
ihahere
iha:
Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootiha (अव्यय)
Formदेश-अव्यय (adverb of place: here)
paśyāmiI see
paśyāmi:
Kriyā (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootdṛś (धातु: दृश्/पश्य)
Formलट्-लकार (Present), उत्तम-पुरुष (1st person), एकवचन (Singular), परस्मैपद (Parasmaipada)
sadṛśaḥsimilar
sadṛśaḥ:
Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootsadṛśa (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative, 1st), एकवचन (Singular)
ahamI
aham:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootasmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formउत्तम-पुरुष-सर्वनाम (1st person pronoun), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative, 1st), एकवचन (Singular)
anenawith this (one)
anena:
Karaṇa/Sahakārī (करण/सहकारी)
TypeNoun
Rootidam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), तृतीया-विभक्ति (Instrumental, 3rd), एकवचन (Singular)
vaiindeed
vai:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootvai (अव्यय)
Formनिश्चयार्थक-अव्यय (particle: indeed/certainly)
ayamthis (one)
ayam:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootidam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative, 1st), एकवचन (Singular)
hiindeed / for
hi:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
TypeIndeclinable
Roothi (अव्यय)
Formहेतौ/निश्चये-अव्यय (particle: for/indeed)
vimalaḥpure / spotless
vimalaḥ:
Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootvimala (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative, 1st), एकवचन (Singular)
vyaktamclearly
vyaktam:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/adverbial)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootvyakta (प्रातिपदिक)
Formक्रियाविशेषणरूपेण नपुंसक-एकवचन (adverbial accusative: clearly/manifestly)
ahamI
aham:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootasmad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formउत्तम-पुरुष-सर्वनाम (1st person pronoun), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative, 1st), एकवचन (Singular)
īdṛśakaḥof this sort / like this
īdṛśakaḥ:
Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootīdṛśaka (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative, 1st), एकवचन (Singular)
tadāthen
tadā:
Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
TypeIndeclinable
Roottadā (अव्यय)
Formकाल-अव्यय (adverb of time: then)
Speaker
Introspective speaker in a didactic setting.