महानिर्वाण-तन्त्रम्
mahānirvāṇa-tantram
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chapter-1, verse-47
दास्यन्ति धनलोभेन स्वदारान्नीचजातिषु ।
ब्राह्मण्यचिह्नमेतावत् केवलं सूत्रधारणम् ॥४७॥
ब्राह्मण्यचिह्नमेतावत् केवलं सूत्रधारणम् ॥४७॥
47. dāsyanti dhanalobhena svadārānnīcajātiṣu ,
brāhmaṇyacihnametāvat kevalaṁ sūtradhāraṇam.
brāhmaṇyacihnametāvat kevalaṁ sūtradhāraṇam.
47.
dāsyanti dhana-lobhena sva-dārān nīca-jātiṣu
brāhmaṇya-cihnam etāvat kevalaṃ sūtra-dhāraṇam
brāhmaṇya-cihnam etāvat kevalaṃ sūtra-dhāraṇam
47.
dhana-lobhena sva-dārān nīca-jātiṣu dāsyanti
etāvat brāhmaṇya-cihnam kevalaṃ sūtra-dhāraṇam
etāvat brāhmaṇya-cihnam kevalaṃ sūtra-dhāraṇam
47. Driven by greed for wealth, they will give their own wives to men of low social classes, and the sole mark of their brahminhood will be the mere wearing of the sacred thread.
Words meanings summery:
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- दास्यन्ति (dāsyanti) - they will give
- धन-लोभेन (dhana-lobhena) - by greed for wealth
- स्व-दारान् (sva-dārān) - their own wives
- नीच-जातिषु (nīca-jātiṣu) - among low social classes, among low castes
- ब्राह्मण्य-चिह्नम् (brāhmaṇya-cihnam) - the mark of brahminhood
- एतावत् (etāvat) - this much, only this
- केवलम् (kevalam) - only, merely
- सूत्र-धारणम् (sūtra-dhāraṇam) - the wearing of the sacred thread
Words meanings and morphology
दास्यन्ति (dāsyanti) - they will give
(verb)
3rd person , plural, active, future (lṛṭ) of dā
Root: dā (class 3)
धन-लोभेन (dhana-lobhena) - by greed for wealth
(noun)
Instrumental, masculine, singular of dhana-lobha
dhana-lobha - greed for wealth
Compound type : tatpurusha (dhana+lobha)
- dhana – wealth, money, treasure
noun (neuter) - lobha – greed, covetousness
noun (masculine)
स्व-दारान् (sva-dārān) - their own wives
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, plural of sva-dāra
sva-dāra - one's own wife
Compound type : karmadhāraya (sva+dāra)
- sva – own, one's own
adjective - dāra – wife
noun (masculine)
नीच-जातिषु (nīca-jātiṣu) - among low social classes, among low castes
(noun)
Locative, feminine, plural of nīca-jāti
nīca-jāti - low social class, low caste
Compound type : karmadhāraya (nīca+jāti)
- nīca – low, base, inferior
adjective - jāti – birth, caste, social class
noun (feminine)
ब्राह्मण्य-चिह्नम् (brāhmaṇya-cihnam) - the mark of brahminhood
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of brāhmaṇya-cihna
brāhmaṇya-cihna - mark of brahminhood
Compound type : tatpurusha (brāhmaṇya+cihna)
- brāhmaṇya – brahminhood, state of a brahmin
noun (neuter) - cihna – sign, mark, characteristic
noun (neuter)
एतावत् (etāvat) - this much, only this
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of etāvat
etāvat - so much, this much
केवलम् (kevalam) - only, merely
(adverb)
Note: used adverbially as kevalam
सूत्र-धारणम् (sūtra-dhāraṇam) - the wearing of the sacred thread
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of sūtra-dhāraṇa
sūtra-dhāraṇa - wearing of the thread
Compound type : tatpurusha (sūtra+dhāraṇa)
- sūtra – thread, sacred thread
noun (neuter) - dhāraṇa – wearing, bearing, holding
noun (neuter)
Root: dhṛ (class 1)