महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-71, verse-54

यो ब्राह्मणोऽद्य प्रभृतीह कश्चिन्मोहात्सुरां पास्यति मन्दबुद्धिः ।
अपेतधर्मो ब्रह्महा चैव स स्यादस्मिँल्लोके गर्हितः स्यात्परे च ॥५४॥

54. yo brāhmaṇo'dya prabhṛtīha kaści;nmohātsurāṁ pāsyati mandabuddhiḥ ,
apetadharmo brahmahā caiva sa syā;dasmiँlloke garhitaḥ syātpare ca.

54. yaḥ brāhmaṇaḥ adya prabhṛti iha kaścit
mohāt surām pāsyati mandabuddhiḥ
| apeta dharmaḥ brahmahā ca eva saḥ
syāt asmin loke garhitaḥ syāt pare ca

54. Any Brahmin who, from today onwards and in this world, out of delusion and with a dull intellect, drinks wine—he shall lose his dharma and become a Brahmin-killer. He shall be condemned in this world and in the next.

Words meanings summery:

• यः (yaḥ) - whoever, whichever

• ब्राह्मणः (brāhmaṇaḥ) - Brahmin

• अद्य (adya) - today

• प्रभृति (prabhṛti) - from, beginning from

• इह (iha) - here, in this world

• कश्चित् (kaścit) - anyone, someone

• मोहात् (mohāt) - from delusion, out of infatuation

• सुराम् (surām) - wine, liquor

• पास्यति (pāsyati) - will drink

• मन्दबुद्धिः (mandabuddhiḥ) - dull-witted, slow-minded

• अपेत (apeta) - gone away, abandoned

• धर्मः (dharmaḥ) - dharma, righteousness

• ब्रह्महा (brahmahā) - Brahmin-killer

• च (ca) - and, also

• एव (eva) - indeed, only

• सः (saḥ) - he, that

• स्यात् (syāt) - he would be, he should be

• अस्मिन् (asmin) - in this

• लोके (loke) - in the world

• गर्हितः (garhitaḥ) - censured, reproached

• स्यात् (syāt) - he would be, he should be

• परे (pare) - in the next world (in the next (world), in the other (world))

• च (ca) - and, also

Words meanings and morphology

यः (yaḥ) - whoever, whichever

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yad

yad - who, which, what

ब्राह्मणः (brāhmaṇaḥ) - Brahmin

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of brāhmaṇa

brāhmaṇa - a Brahmin, a member of the priestly class

अद्य (adya) - today

(indeclinable)

प्रभृति (prabhṛti) - from, beginning from

(indeclinable)

Prefix: pra

Root: bhṛ (class 1)

इह (iha) - here, in this world

(indeclinable)

कश्चित् (kaścit) - anyone, someone

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kaścid

kaścid - anyone, someone, some

मोहात् (mohāt) - from delusion, out of infatuation

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of moha

moha - delusion, infatuation, confusion, ignorance

सुराम् (surām) - wine, liquor

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of surā

surā - wine, liquor, spirituous liquor

पास्यति (pāsyati) - will drink

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, future (lṛṭ) of pā

Root: pā (class 1)

मन्दबुद्धिः (mandabuddhiḥ) - dull-witted, slow-minded

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mandabuddhi

mandabuddhi - dull-witted, slow of comprehension, stupid

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (manda+buddhi)

• manda – dull, slow, sluggish, weak
  adjective (masculine)
• buddhi – intellect, mind, perception, understanding
  noun (feminine)

अपेत (apeta) - gone away, abandoned

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of apeta

apeta - gone away, departed, abandoned, lost

past passive participle

past passive participle of root i (to go) with prefix apa

Prefix: apa

Root: i (class 2)

धर्मः (dharmaḥ) - dharma, righteousness

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dharma

dharma - dharma, righteousness, duty, law, virtue

ब्रह्महा (brahmahā) - Brahmin-killer

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of brahmahan

brahmahan - killer of a Brahmin

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (brahman+han)

• brahman – a Brahmin; the Absolute
  noun (neuter)
• han – killer, slayer
  noun (masculine)
  agent noun
  derived from root han (to strike, kill)
  Root: han (class 2)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - indeed, only

(indeclinable)

सः (saḥ) - he, that

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

स्यात् (syāt) - he would be, he should be

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (liṅ) of as

Root: as (class 2)

अस्मिन् (asmin) - in this

(pronoun)

Locative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, here

लोके (loke) - in the world

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of loka

loka - world, realm, people

गर्हितः (garhitaḥ) - censured, reproached

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of garhita

garhita - censured, reproached, blameable, despicable

past passive participle

past passive participle of root garh

Root: garh (class 1)

स्यात् (syāt) - he would be, he should be

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (liṅ) of as

Root: as (class 2)

परे (pare) - in the next world (in the next (world), in the other (world))

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of para

para - other, another, subsequent, next, supreme

Note: Implies 'paraloke' (in the other world).

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

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