Brahma Purana — The Two Vedic Paths: Karma, Knowledge, and the Inner Self (Adhyatma), Shloka 72
Devanagari script
स्वयं भावात्मिका भावांस् त्रीन् एतान् अतिवर्तते सरितां सागरो भर्ता महावेलाम् इवोर्मिमान् //
Translation
ఇక్కడ శ్లోక పాఠం సూచించబడింది; మూలగ్రంథంలో యథోక్తంగా శ్లోక సంఖ్య 72 అని భావించాలి.
Word by Word
svayamby itself
svayam:
Kriyā-viśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootsvayam (अव्यय)
FormIndeclinable adverb (स्वयम्-शब्द), ‘by oneself’
bhāvātmikāhaving the nature of states
bhāvātmikā:
Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootbhāva-ātmikā (प्रातिपदिक); bhāva + ātmikā
FormStrīliṅga (fem.), Prathamā-vibhakti (Nominative/1st), Eka-vacana; tatpuruṣa: ‘bhāva-ātmikā’ = ‘having the nature of bhāva’
bhāvānstates/conditions
bhāvān:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootbhāva (प्रातिपदिक)
FormPuṃliṅga (masc.), Dvitīyā-vibhakti (Accusative/2nd), Bahu-vacana (plural)
trīnthree
trīn:
Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Roottri (प्रातिपदिक)
FormPuṃliṅga (masc.), Dvitīyā-vibhakti (Accusative/2nd), Bahu-vacana; numeral adjective qualifying bhāvān
etānthese
etān:
Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootetad (प्रातिपदिक)
FormPuṃliṅga (masc.), Dvitīyā-vibhakti (Accusative/2nd), Bahu-vacana; demonstrative qualifying bhāvān
ativartatetranscends/goes beyond
ativartate:
Kriyā (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootati-√vṛt (धातु)
FormLaṭ-lakāra (Present), Ātmanepada; Prathama-puruṣa (3rd), Eka-vacana; with upasarga ‘ati’ = ‘to go beyond’
saritāmof rivers
saritām:
Ṣaṣṭhī-sambandha (षष्ठी-सम्बन्ध)
TypeNoun
Rootsarit (प्रातिपदिक)
FormStrīliṅga (fem.), Ṣaṣṭhī-vibhakti (Genitive/6th), Bahu-vacana (plural)
sāgaraḥocean
sāgaraḥ:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootsāgara (प्रातिपदिक)
FormPuṃliṅga (masc.), Prathamā-vibhakti (Nominative/1st), Eka-vacana (singular)
bhartāsupporter/holder
bhartā:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootbhartṛ (प्रातिपदिक)
FormPuṃliṅga (masc.), Prathamā-vibhakti (Nominative/1st), Eka-vacana; agent noun ‘bearer/supporter’
mahā-velāmthe great shore/limit
mahā-velām:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootmahā-velā (प्रातिपदिक); mahā + velā
FormStrīliṅga (fem.), Dvitīyā-vibhakti (Accusative/2nd), Eka-vacana; karmadhāraya: ‘great shore/limit’
ivalike
iva:
Upamā (उपमा)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootiva (अव्यय)
FormSimile particle (उपमा-निपात)
ūrmimānwave-filled
ūrmimān:
Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootūrmi-mant (प्रातिपदिक); ūrmi + mant
FormPuṃliṅga (masc.), Prathamā-vibhakti (Nominative/1st), Eka-vacana; possessive adjective qualifying sāgaraḥ
Speaker
Not specified in the excerpt (didactic narration)