महानिर्वाण-तन्त्रम्
mahānirvāṇa-tantram
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chapter-4, verse-96
व्रते ब्रह्मवधः प्रोक्तः व्रात्यो मानवको भवेत् ।
केवलं सूत्रवाहोऽसौ चण्डालादधमोऽपि सः ॥९६॥
केवलं सूत्रवाहोऽसौ चण्डालादधमोऽपि सः ॥९६॥
96. vrate brahmavadhaḥ proktaḥ vrātyo mānavako bhavet ,
kevalaṁ sūtravāho'sau caṇḍālādadhamo'pi saḥ.
kevalaṁ sūtravāho'sau caṇḍālādadhamo'pi saḥ.
96.
vrate brahmavadhaḥ proktaḥ vrātyo mānavako bhavet
kevalaṃ sūtravāhaḥ asau caṇḍālād adhamo api saḥ
kevalaṃ sūtravāhaḥ asau caṇḍālād adhamo api saḥ
96.
vrate brahmavadhaḥ proktaḥ mānavakaḥ vrātyaḥ bhavet
asau kevalaṃ sūtravāhaḥ saḥ caṇḍālāt adhamo api ca
asau kevalaṃ sūtravāhaḥ saḥ caṇḍālāt adhamo api ca
96. In the case of a vow, it is declared to be equivalent to the murder of a brahmin, and a man becomes an outcast. He is merely a thread-bearer, and he is even lower than a caṇḍāla.
Words meanings summery:
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- व्रते (vrate) - in the vow, in religious observance
- ब्रह्मवधः (brahmavadhaḥ) - murder of a brahmin, killing of a brahmin
- प्रोक्तः (proktaḥ) - declared, stated, spoken
- व्रात्यः (vrātyaḥ) - outcast, one who has fallen from rituals, vrātya
- मानवकः (mānavakaḥ) - man, human being, young man
- भवेत् (bhavet) - becomes, should be, may be
- केवलम् (kevalam) - merely, only, solely
- सूत्रवाहः (sūtravāhaḥ) - thread-bearer, one who merely wears the sacred thread
- असौ (asau) - that one, he
- चण्डालात् (caṇḍālāt) - than a caṇḍāla, from a caṇḍāla
- अधमः (adhamaḥ) - lowest, basest, worse
- अपि (api) - even, also
- सः (saḥ) - he, that
Words meanings and morphology
व्रते (vrate) - in the vow, in religious observance
(noun)
Locative, neuter, singular of vrata
vrata - vow, religious observance, rule
ब्रह्मवधः (brahmavadhaḥ) - murder of a brahmin, killing of a brahmin
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of brahmavadha
brahmavadha - murder of a brahmin
Compound type : tatpurusha (brahman+vadha)
- brahman – brahmin, absolute
noun (masculine) - vadha – killing, murder
noun (masculine)
प्रोक्तः (proktaḥ) - declared, stated, spoken
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of prokta
prokta - declared, said
Past Passive Participle
from pra + vac
Prefix: pra
Root: vac (class 2)
व्रात्यः (vrātyaḥ) - outcast, one who has fallen from rituals, vrātya
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of vrātya
vrātya - outcast, one excluded from Vedic rites
मानवकः (mānavakaḥ) - man, human being, young man
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of mānavaka
mānavaka - man, boy, student
भवेत् (bhavet) - becomes, should be, may be
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, optative (liṅ) of bhū
Root: bhū (class 1)
केवलम् (kevalam) - merely, only, solely
(adjective)
Accusative, neuter, singular of kevala
kevala - sole, mere, entire
Note: used adverbially as merely
सूत्रवाहः (sūtravāhaḥ) - thread-bearer, one who merely wears the sacred thread
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of sūtravāha
sūtravāha - thread-bearer
Compound type : tatpurusha (sūtra+vāha)
- sūtra – thread, sacred thread
noun (neuter) - vāha – bearer, carrier
noun (masculine)
असौ (asau) - that one, he
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of adas
adas - that
चण्डालात् (caṇḍālāt) - than a caṇḍāla, from a caṇḍāla
(noun)
Ablative, masculine, singular of caṇḍāla
caṇḍāla - caṇḍāla, outcast person
अधमः (adhamaḥ) - lowest, basest, worse
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of adhama
adhama - lowest, vile
अपि (api) - even, also
(indeclinable)
सः (saḥ) - he, that
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of tad
tad - that, he