Brahma Purana — The Two Vedic Paths: Karma, Knowledge, and the Inner Self (Adhyatma), Shloka 41
Devanagari script
अतो गुह्यतरार्थं तद् अध्यात्मम् अतिमानुषम् यत् तन् महर्षिभिर् दृष्टं वेदान्तेषु च गीयते //
Translation
Ang talatang ito (41) sa Purana ay itinuturing na banal na wika, na naglalahad ng diwa ng dharma nang malinaw.
Word by Word
ataḥtherefore
ataḥ:
Hetu (हेतु)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootatas (अव्यय-प्रातिपदिक)
FormAvyaya (अव्यय), causal/conclusive adverb (हेतु/निगमनार्थक)
guhyatara-arthamthe more secret meaning
guhyatara-artham:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootguhyatara (गुह्यतर, प्रातिपदिक) + artha (अर्थ, प्रातिपदिक)
FormNeuter, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular; Tatpuruṣa: guhyataraḥ arthaḥ → guhyatarārthaḥ (comparative ‘more secret’ + ‘meaning’)
tatthat
tat:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Roottad (तद्, सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
FormNeuter, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular; demonstrative pronoun
adhyātmamthe spiritual doctrine / adhyātma
adhyātmam:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootadhyātma (अध्यात्म, प्रातिपदिक)
FormNeuter, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular
atimānuṣamsuperhuman / beyond human
atimānuṣam:
Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootati (अति, उपसर्ग/अव्यय) + mānuṣa (मानुष, प्रातिपदिक)
FormNeuter, Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular; adjective qualifying adhyātmam; Tatpuruṣa: ati + mānuṣa = beyond human
yatwhich
yat:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootyad (यद्, सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
FormNeuter, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular; relative pronoun
tatthat
tat:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Roottad (तद्, सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
FormNeuter, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular; correlative pronoun
maharṣibhiḥby the great sages
maharṣibhiḥ:
Karaṇa (करण)
TypeNoun
Rootmaharṣi (महर्षि, प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Plural
dṛṣṭamseen / realized
dṛṣṭam:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeVerb
Root√dṛś (दृश्, धातु) → dṛṣṭa (दृष्ट, क्त-प्रत्यय)
FormPast passive participle (कर्मणि क्त), Neuter, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular; agrees with yat/tat
vedānteṣuin the Vedāntas / Upaniṣads
vedānteṣu:
Adhikaraṇa (अधिकरण)
TypeNoun
Rootvedānta (वेदान्त, प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine, Locative (7th/सप्तमी), Plural
caand
ca:
Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootca (च, अव्यय)
FormAvyaya (अव्यय), conjunction (समुच्चय)
gīyateis sung / is recited
gīyate:
Kriyā (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√gai (गै, धातु)
FormPresent tense (लट्), Passive voice (कर्मणि), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन)
Speaker
Vyāsa (teacher) legitimizing the doctrine by linking it to ṛṣi-realization and Vedānta