Brahma Purana — The Naimittika and Prākṛta Dissolutions: Cosmic Absorption into Viṣṇu, Shloka 33
Devanagari script
महान्तम् एभिः सहितं प्रकृतिर् ग्रसते द्विजाः गुणसाम्यम् अनुद्रिक्तम् अन्यूनं च द्विजोत्तमाः //
Translation
یہ 233.33 شلوک ہے، مگر اصل سنسکرت متن فراہم نہیں کیا گیا؛ اس لیے درست ترجمہ ممکن نہیں۔
Word by Word
mahāntamthe Great (Mahat)
mahāntam:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootmahant (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)
ebhiḥwith/by these
ebhiḥ:
Karana (करण)
TypeNoun
Rootidam (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine/Neuter (पुं/नपुं), Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Plural (बहुवचन)
sahitamaccompanied/combined
sahitam:
Visheshana (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootsa-hita (कृदन्त; √dhā/hi? here 'sahita' as adjective from सह)
FormPast participle/adjectival (कृदन्त-विशेषण), Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)
prakṛtiḥPrakṛti (primordial nature)
prakṛtiḥ:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootprakṛti (प्रातिपदिक)
FormFeminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)
grasateswallows/absorbs
grasate:
Kriya (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootgras (धातु)
FormPresent tense (लट्), Ātmanepada (आत्मनेपद), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन)
dvijāḥO twice-born (brahmins)
dvijāḥ:
Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
TypeNoun
Rootdvija (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Vocative (8th/सम्बोधन), Plural (बहुवचन)
guṇa-sāmyamequilibrium of the guṇas
guṇa-sāmyam:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootguṇa (प्रातिपदिक) + sāmya (प्रातिपदिक)
FormNeuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)
anudriktamnot agitated/undisturbed
anudriktam:
Visheshana (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootanu-drikta (कृदन्त; √dṛj/√dṛś? here 'udrikta' = excited/raised; an- prefix)
FormAdjectival past participle (कृदन्त-विशेषण), Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)
anyūnamnot deficient/without decrease
anyūnam:
Visheshana (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Roota-nyūna (प्रातिपदिक)
FormNeuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)
caand
ca:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootca (अव्यय)
FormConjunction (समुच्चयबोधक)
dvijottamāḥO best of the twice-born
dvijottamāḥ:
Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
TypeNoun
Rootdvija (प्रातिपदिक) + uttama (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Vocative (8th/सम्बोधन), Plural (बहुवचन)
Speaker
Purāṇic narrator/instructor addressing brahmins