Brahma Purana — The Two Vedic Paths: Karma, Knowledge, and the Inner Self (Adhyatma), Shloka 2
Devanagari script
एतद् वै श्रोतुम् इच्छामस् तद् भवान् प्रब्रवीतु नः एतद् अन्योन्यवैरूप्यं वर्तते प्रतिकूलतः //
Translation
此偈：“2”——为古句之编号，当以恭敬诵读。
Word by Word
etatthis (matter)
etat:
Karma (कर्म/Object)
TypeNoun
Rootetad (प्रातिपदिक/सर्वनाम)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular); संकेत-सर्वनाम (demonstrative pronoun)
vaiindeed
vai:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootvai (अव्यय)
Formनिश्चयार्थक-अव्यय (emphatic particle)
śrotumto hear
śrotum:
Prayojana (प्रयोजन/Purpose)
TypeVerb
Rootśru (धातु)
Formतुमुन्-प्रत्ययान्त (infinitive), श्रोतुम् = to hear
icchāmaḥwe desire
icchāmaḥ:
Kriyā (क्रिया/Verbal action)
TypeVerb
Rootiṣ (धातु)
Formलट्-लकार (Present), उत्तम-पुरुष (1st person), बहुवचन (Plural)
tatthat (answer)
tat:
Karma (कर्म/Object)
TypeNoun
Roottad (प्रातिपदिक/सर्वनाम)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Accusative/2nd), एकवचन (Singular); संकेत-सर्वनाम (demonstrative)
bhavānyou (sir)
bhavān:
Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
TypeNoun
Rootbhavat (प्रातिपदिक/सर्वनाम)
Formपुंलिङ्ग (Masculine), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular); आदरार्थक-प्रयोग (honorific pronoun)
prabravītuplease tell/explain
prabravītu:
Kriyā (क्रिया/Verbal action)
TypeVerb
Rootpra-brū (धातु)
Formलोट्-लकार (Imperative/benedictive-like request), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person) एकवचन (Singular); आज्ञार्थे विनय (polite injunction: 'let him/you say')
naḥto us
naḥ:
Sampradāna (सम्प्रदान/Recipient)
TypeNoun
Rootasmad (प्रातिपदिक/सर्वनाम)
Formषष्ठी/चतुर्थी-बहुवचन-रूप (Gen./Dat. plural enclitic) = 'of us/to us'
etatthis
etat:
Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
TypeNoun
Rootetad (प्रातिपदिक/सर्वनाम)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)
anyonya-vairūpyammutual inconsistency
anyonya-vairūpyam:
Karta (कर्ता/Subject complement)
TypeNoun
Rootanyonya (प्रातिपदिक) + vairūpya (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग (Neuter), प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular); षष्ठी-तत्पुरुष: अन्योन्यस्य वैरूप्यम् (mutual contradiction/dissimilarity)
vartateexists/occurs
vartate:
Kriyā (क्रिया/Verbal action)
TypeVerb
Rootvṛt (धातु)
Formलट्-लकार (Present), प्रथम-पुरुष (3rd person), एकवचन (Singular), आत्मनेपद (Ātmanepada)
pratikūlataḥdue to opposition
pratikūlataḥ:
Hetu (हेतु/Cause)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootpratikūlatā (प्रातिपदिक)
Formतसिल्-प्रत्ययान्त अव्यय (ablatival adverb): 'from/owing to opposition'
Speaker
Sages addressing Vyāsa.