महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-12, chapter-159, verse-53
श्वबर्बरखरान्हत्वा शौद्रमेव व्रतं चरेत् ।
मार्जारचाषमण्डूकान्काकं भासं च मूषकम् ॥५३॥
मार्जारचाषमण्डूकान्काकं भासं च मूषकम् ॥५३॥
53. śvabarbarakharānhatvā śaudrameva vrataṁ caret ,
mārjāracāṣamaṇḍūkānkākaṁ bhāsaṁ ca mūṣakam.
mārjāracāṣamaṇḍūkānkākaṁ bhāsaṁ ca mūṣakam.
53.
śvabarbarakharān hatvā śaudram eva vratam caret
mārjāracāṣamaṇḍūkān kākam bhāsam ca mūṣakam
mārjāracāṣamaṇḍūkān kākam bhāsam ca mūṣakam
53.
śvabarbarakharān mārjāracāṣamaṇḍūkān kākam
bhāsam ca mūṣakam hatvā śaudram eva vratam caret
bhāsam ca mūṣakam hatvā śaudram eva vratam caret
53.
Having killed dogs, barbarians, or donkeys, (and also) cats, blue jays, frogs, crows, owls/buzzards, or mice, one should indeed observe the vow (penance) prescribed for a śūdra.
Words meanings summery:
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- श्वबर्बरखरान् (śvabarbarakharān) - dogs, barbarians, and donkeys
- हत्वा (hatvā) - having killed
- शौद्रम् (śaudram) - a penance prescribed for killing a śūdra (relating to a śūdra, like a śūdra)
- एव (eva) - indeed, certainly, only
- व्रतम् (vratam) - vow, penance
- चरेत् (caret) - one should perform/observe
- मार्जारचाषमण्डूकान् (mārjāracāṣamaṇḍūkān) - cats, blue jays, and frogs
- काकम् (kākam) - crow
- भासम् (bhāsam) - owl, buzzard, vulture
- च (ca) - and
- मूषकम् (mūṣakam) - mouse, rat
Words meanings and morphology
श्वबर्बरखरान् (śvabarbarakharān) - dogs, barbarians, and donkeys
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, plural of śvabarbarakhara
śvabarbarakhara - dogs, barbarians, and donkeys
Compound type : dvandva (śvan+barbara+khara)
- śvan – dog
noun (masculine) - barbara – barbarian, vicious person
noun (masculine) - khara – donkey
noun (masculine)
हत्वा (hatvā) - having killed
(indeclinable)
Absolutive / Gerund
Derived from root han (to kill) with -tvā suffix.
Root: han (class 2)
शौद्रम् (śaudram) - a penance prescribed for killing a śūdra (relating to a śūdra, like a śūdra)
(adjective)
Accusative, neuter, singular of śaudra
śaudra - relating to a śūdra, appropriate for a śūdra, of śūdra caste
एव (eva) - indeed, certainly, only
(indeclinable)
व्रतम् (vratam) - vow, penance
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of vrata
vrata - vow, sacred observance, religious practice, penance
चरेत् (caret) - one should perform/observe
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhiliṅ) of car
Root: car (class 1)
मार्जारचाषमण्डूकान् (mārjāracāṣamaṇḍūkān) - cats, blue jays, and frogs
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, plural of mārjāracāṣamaṇḍūka
mārjāracāṣamaṇḍūka - cats, blue jays, and frogs
Compound type : dvandva (mārjāra+cāṣa+maṇḍūka)
- mārjāra – cat
noun (masculine) - cāṣa – blue jay
noun (masculine) - maṇḍūka – frog
noun (masculine)
काकम् (kākam) - crow
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of kāka
kāka - crow
भासम् (bhāsam) - owl, buzzard, vulture
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of bhāsa
bhāsa - owl, buzzard, vulture, light, lustre
च (ca) - and
(indeclinable)
मूषकम् (mūṣakam) - mouse, rat
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of mūṣaka
mūṣaka - mouse, rat