Brahma Purana — Sāṃkhya-Informed Discourse on the Unmanifest (Avyakta), the 25 Tattvas, and Liberation, Shloka 36
Devanagari script
एतैर् गुणैर् हीनतमे न देयम् एतत् परं ब्रह्म विशुद्धम् आहुः न श्रेयसे योक्ष्यति तादृशे कृतं धर्मप्रवक्तारम् अपात्रदानात्
Translation
Ang talatang ito ay may bilang na “36” lamang at walang tekstong Sanskrit, kaya hindi maisasalin ang kahulugan.
Word by Word
etaiḥby these
etaiḥ:
Karaṇa (करण)
TypePronoun
Rootetad (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine/Neuter, Instrumental (तृतीया), Plural (बहुवचन)
guṇaiḥqualities
guṇaiḥ:
Karaṇa (करण)
TypeNoun
Rootguṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Plural
hīnatamein one most lacking
hīnatame:
Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
TypeAdjective
Roothīnatama (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Locative (सप्तमी), Singular; superlative ‘in the most deficient (person)’
nanot
na:
Pratiṣedha (प्रतिषेध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootna (अव्यय)
FormNegation particle
deyamto be given
deyam:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeAdjective
Rootdā (धातु) + ya (प्रत्यय)
FormGerundive, Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular
etatthis
etat:
Karma (कर्म)
TypePronoun
Rootetad (प्रातिपदिक)
FormNeuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular
paramsupreme
param:
Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootpara (प्रातिपदिक)
FormNeuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular
brahmaBrahman (absolute)
brahma:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootbrahman (प्रातिपदिक)
FormNeuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular
viśuddhampure
viśuddham:
Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootviśuddha (प्रातिपदिक/क्त)
FormNeuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular
āhuḥthey say
āhuḥ:
Kriyā (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootah (धातु)
FormPerfect (लिट्), 3rd Person (प्रथमपुरुष), Plural (बहुवचन), Parasmaipada
nanot
na:
Pratiṣedha (प्रतिषेध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootna (अव्यय)
FormNegation particle
śreyasefor welfare/good
śreyase:
Sampradāna/Prayojana (सम्प्रदान/प्रयोजन)
TypeNoun
Rootśreyas (प्रातिपदिक)
FormNeuter, Dative (चतुर्थी), Singular
yokṣyatiwill lead to / will bring about
yokṣyati:
Kriyā (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootyuj (धातु)
FormFuture (लृट्), 3rd Person, Singular, Parasmaipada
tādṛśein such a one
tādṛśe:
Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
TypeAdjective
Roottādṛś (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine/Neuter, Locative (सप्तमी), Singular; ‘in such (a person)’
kṛtama deed (done)
kṛtam:
Karta-kṛta-bhāva (कर्तृकृतभाव/Result)
TypeNoun
Rootkṛ (धातु) + ta (क्त)
FormPast passive participle used substantively (क्त), Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular; ‘done act’
dharma-pravaktāramthe teacher of dharma
dharma-pravaktāram:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootdharma (प्रातिपदिक) + pravaktṛ (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Accusative (द्वितीया), Singular; ‘expounder of dharma’
apātra-dānātbecause of giving to the unworthy
apātra-dānāt:
Hetu (हेतु/Cause)
TypeNoun
Roota-pātra (प्रातिपदिक) + dāna (प्रातिपदिक)
FormNeuter, Ablative (पञ्चमी), Singular; ‘from giving to an unworthy recipient’
Speaker
Preceptor cautioning a king about eligibility and the teacher’s responsibility