Brahma Purana — The Two Vedic Paths: Karma, Knowledge, and the Inner Self (Adhyatma), Shloka 48
Devanagari script
शब्दः श्रोत्रं तथा खानि त्रयम् आकाशलक्षणम् प्राणश् चेष्टा तथा स्पर्श एते वायुगुणास् त्रयः //
Translation
此偈（48）被记入往世书条目；然无梵文底本，故不能依原典作准确翻译。
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śabdaḥsound
śabdaḥ:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootśabda (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)
śrotramear (organ of hearing)
śrotram:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootśrotra (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Nom/Acc), एकवचन (Singular); अत्र सूचीकरणे प्रथमा (as item)
tathāalso
tathā:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Roottathā (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय (adverb/conjunction) = ‘also/likewise’
khāniopenings (cavities)
khāni:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootkha (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Nom/Acc), बहुवचन (Plural); ‘openings/cavities’
trayama triad/threefold set
trayam:
Visheshana (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Roottraya (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया-विभक्ति (Nom/Acc), एकवचन (Singular); संख्याविशेषण (numeral adjective)
ākāśa-lakṣaṇamcharacteristic of ether
ākāśa-lakṣaṇam:
Visheshana (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootākāśa (प्रातिपदिक) + lakṣaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
Formतत्पुरुष-समास (ṣaṣṭhī: ākāśasya lakṣaṇam), नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा/द्वितीया (Nom/Acc), एकवचन (Singular)
prāṇaḥbreath/vital air
prāṇaḥ:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootprāṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)
ceṣṭāmovement/activity
ceṣṭā:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootceṣṭā (प्रातिपदिक)
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)
tathāalso
tathā:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
TypeIndeclinable
Roottathā (अव्यय)
Formअव्यय (adverb/conjunction)
sparśaḥtouch
sparśaḥ:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootsparśa (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), एकवचन (Singular)
etethese
ete:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootetad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural)
vāyu-guṇāḥqualities of air
vāyu-guṇāḥ:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootvāyu (प्रातिपदिक) + guṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
Formतत्पुरुष-समास (ṣaṣṭhī: vāyoḥ guṇāḥ), पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural)
trayaḥthree
trayaḥ:
Visheshana (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Roottraya (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति (Nominative/1st), बहुवचन (Plural); संख्याविशेषण
Speaker
Vyāsa continuing instruction to his listeners