महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-1, chapter-206, verse-2
वेदवेदाङ्गविद्वांसस्तथैवाध्यात्मचिन्तकाः ।
चौक्षाश्च भगवद्भक्ताः सूताः पौराणिकाश्च ये ॥२॥
चौक्षाश्च भगवद्भक्ताः सूताः पौराणिकाश्च ये ॥२॥
2. vedavedāṅgavidvāṁsastathaivādhyātmacintakāḥ ,
caukṣāśca bhagavadbhaktāḥ sūtāḥ paurāṇikāśca ye.
caukṣāśca bhagavadbhaktāḥ sūtāḥ paurāṇikāśca ye.
2.
vedavedāṅgavidvāṃsaḥ tathā eva adhyātmacintakāḥ
caukṣāḥ ca bhagavadbhaktāḥ sūtāḥ paurāṇikāḥ ca ye
caukṣāḥ ca bhagavadbhaktāḥ sūtāḥ paurāṇikāḥ ca ye
2.
Similarly, scholars of the Vedas and Vedangas, as well as those who contemplate the supreme self, pure individuals, devotees (bhakti) of Bhagavān, bards, and reciters of the Puranas—these also followed.
Words meanings summery:
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- वेदवेदाङ्गविद्वांसः (vedavedāṅgavidvāṁsaḥ) - scholars of the Vedas and Vedangas (auxiliary sciences of the Vedas)
- तथा (tathā) - thus, in that manner, similarly, likewise
- एव (eva) - indeed, certainly, only, just, even
- अध्यात्मचिन्तकाः (adhyātmacintakāḥ) - contemplators of the supreme self, those who ponder spiritual matters
- चौक्षाः (caukṣāḥ) - pure, clean, honest
- च (ca) - and
- भगवद्भक्ताः (bhagavadbhaktāḥ) - devotees of Bhagavān (god)
- सूताः (sūtāḥ) - bards, charioteers, panegyrists
- पौराणिकाः (paurāṇikāḥ) - reciters of Purāṇas, those learned in Purāṇas
- च (ca) - and
- ये (ye) - who, those who
Words meanings and morphology
वेदवेदाङ्गविद्वांसः (vedavedāṅgavidvāṁsaḥ) - scholars of the Vedas and Vedangas (auxiliary sciences of the Vedas)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of vedavedāṅgavidvāṃs
vedavedāṅgavidvāṁs - scholar of Veda and Vedanga
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (veda+vedāṅga+vidvāṃs)
- veda – sacred knowledge, Veda
noun (masculine) - vedāṅga – auxiliary limb of the Veda (vedāṅga)
noun (neuter) - vidvāṃs – scholar, learned person
noun (masculine)
Present Active Participle
derived from √vid (to know) as a nominalized participle
Root: vid (class 2)
Note: Subject (plural nominative).
तथा (tathā) - thus, in that manner, similarly, likewise
(indeclinable)
Note: Connects this list of followers to the previous one.
एव (eva) - indeed, certainly, only, just, even
(indeclinable)
Note: Emphatic.
अध्यात्मचिन्तकाः (adhyātmacintakāḥ) - contemplators of the supreme self, those who ponder spiritual matters
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of adhyātmacintaka
adhyātmacintaka - one who contemplates the supreme self or spiritual matters (adhyātman: supreme self, cintaka: thinker)
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (adhyātman+cintaka)
- adhyātman – supreme self, spiritual essence, (ātman)
noun (neuter) - cintaka – thinker, contemplator
noun (masculine)
derived from √cint (to think)
Root: cint (class 10)
Note: Subject (plural nominative).
चौक्षाः (caukṣāḥ) - pure, clean, honest
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of caukṣa
caukṣa - pure, clean, honest, accurate
Note: Subject (plural nominative).
च (ca) - and
(indeclinable)
Note: Connective particle.
भगवद्भक्ताः (bhagavadbhaktāḥ) - devotees of Bhagavān (god)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of bhagavadbhakta
bhagavadbhakta - devotee of Bhagavān (bhagavat: Lord, bhakta: devotee (bhakti))
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bhagavat+bhakta)
- bhagavat – Lord, venerable, divine
noun (masculine) - bhakta – devotee, devoted, worshipper (bhakti)
adjective (masculine)
Past Passive Participle
derived from √bhaj (to share, adore)
Root: bhaj (class 1)
Note: Subject (plural nominative).
सूताः (sūtāḥ) - bards, charioteers, panegyrists
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of sūta
sūta - charioteer, bard, minstrel
Note: Subject (plural nominative).
पौराणिकाः (paurāṇikāḥ) - reciters of Purāṇas, those learned in Purāṇas
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of paurāṇika
paurāṇika - reciter of the Purāṇas, one learned in ancient lore
derived from purāṇa
Note: Subject (plural nominative).
च (ca) - and
(indeclinable)
Note: Connective particle.
ये (ye) - who, those who
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of yad
yad - who, which, what
Note: Relative pronoun referring to the previously mentioned categories.