Brahma Purana — Vasiṣṭha on Sāṃkhya: Vidyā–Avidyā, the Twenty-Fifth Principle, and the Akṣara–Kṣara Distinction, Shloka 13
Devanagari script
सर्गप्रलयधर्मित्वाद् अव्यक्तं प्राहुर् अव्ययम् तद् एतद् गुणसर्गाय विकुर्वाणं पुनः पुनः //
Translation
คาถาที่สิบสามเพิ่มพูนกิตติคุณแห่งบุญและกระตุ้นให้เกิดภักติอย่างมั่นคง
Word by Word
sarga-pralaya-dharmitvātbecause of (its) nature of creation and dissolution
sarga-pralaya-dharmitvāt:
Hetu (हेतु/Cause)
TypeNoun
Rootsarga (प्रातिपदिक) + pralaya (प्रातिपदिक) + dharmitva (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (Ablative, 5th), एकवचन — बहुपद-तत्पुरुष: ‘because of having the property of creation and dissolution’
avyaktamthe unmanifest
avyaktam:
Karma (कर्म/Object)
TypeNoun
Roota-vyakta (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (Accusative, 2nd), एकवचन
prāhuḥthey have declared
prāhuḥ:
Kriya (क्रिया/Predicate)
TypeVerb
Rootpra-√ah (धातु)
Formलिट् (Perfect), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन (Plural), परस्मैपद
avyayamimperishable
avyayam:
Karma (कर्म/Object complement)
TypeAdjective
Roota-vyaya (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन — predicate adjective qualifying 'avyaktam'
tatthat
tat:
Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
TypeAdjective
Roottad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन
etatthis
etat:
Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
TypeAdjective
Rootetad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया, एकवचन — appositional to 'tat'
guṇa-sargāyafor the emanation of the guṇas
guṇa-sargāya:
Sampradana (सम्प्रदान/Purpose-Dative)
TypeNoun
Rootguṇa (प्रातिपदिक) + sarga (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, चतुर्थी (Dative, 4th), एकवचन — षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: ‘for the creation/evolution of guṇas’
vikurvāṇamtransforming; modifying
vikurvāṇam:
Karta (कर्ता/Agent as participle)
TypeVerb
Rootvi-√kṛ (धातु) + शानच् (कृत्) → vikurvāṇa (कृदन्त-प्रातिपदिक)
Formवर्तमान-कृदन्त (Present active participle, शानच्), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया, एकवचन — qualifying 'tat etat'
punaḥagain
punaḥ:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Adverbial)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootpunaḥ (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय, क्रियाविशेषण (adverb)
punaḥagain and again
punaḥ:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/Adverbial)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootpunaḥ (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय, क्रियाविशेषण (repetition for emphasis)
Speaker
Unspecified narrator continuing a metaphysical explanation.