Shloka 20

Sanatsujāta on Vedic Learning, Truth (Satya), and the Discipline of Dama–Tyāga–Apramāda

Devanagari script

एतेन ब्रह्मचर्येण देवा देवत्वमाप्नुवन्‌ । ऋषयश्चन महाभागा ब्रह्मलोक॑ मनीषिण:,इस ब्रह्मचर्यके पालनसे ही देवताओंने देवत्व प्राप्त किया और महान्‌ सौभाग्यशाली मनीषी ऋषियोंने ब्रह्मलोकको प्राप्त किया

Transliteration

etena brahmacaryeṇa devā devatvam āpnuvan | ṛṣayaś ca na mahābhāgā brahmalokaṁ manīṣiṇaḥ ||

Translation

ด้วยพรหมจรรย์นี้เอง เหล่าเทพจึงบรรลุความเป็นเทพ และเหล่าฤๅษีผู้มีบุญญาธิการ ผู้ทรงปัญญา ก็ได้ถึงพรหมโลก

Word by Word

• एतेन: by this
• एतेन: Karana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: एतद्
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Singular

• ब्रह्मचर्येण: by brahmacarya (celibate discipline)
• ब्रह्मचर्येण: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मचर्य
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Singular

• देवाः: the gods
• देवाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• देवत्वम्: godhood, divinity
• देवत्वम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: देवत्व
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• आप्नुवन्: attained
• Type: Verb
• Root: आप्
• Form: Imperfect, 3rd, Plural, Parasmaipada

• ऋषयः: the sages
• ऋषयः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऋषि
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• न: indeed (emphatic particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न

• महाभागाः: highly fortunate, illustrious
• महाभागाः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: महाभाग
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• ब्रह्मलोकम्: the world of Brahmā
• ब्रह्मलोकम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मलोक
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• मनीषिणः: wise, thoughtful
• मनीषिणः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मनीषिन्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• आप्नुवन्: attained
• Type: Verb
• Root: आप्
• Form: Imperfect, 3rd, Plural, Parasmaipada

Speaker

सनत्सुजात उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sanatsujāta
• Devas
• Ṛṣis
• Brahmaloka
• Brahmā (implied by Brahmaloka)