महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-12, chapter-181, verse-4
ब्राह्मणाः क्षत्रिया वैश्याः शूद्राश्च द्विजसत्तम ।
ये चान्ये भूतसंघानां संघास्तांश्चापि निर्ममे ॥४॥
ये चान्ये भूतसंघानां संघास्तांश्चापि निर्ममे ॥४॥
4. brāhmaṇāḥ kṣatriyā vaiśyāḥ śūdrāśca dvijasattama ,
ye cānye bhūtasaṁghānāṁ saṁghāstāṁścāpi nirmame.
ye cānye bhūtasaṁghānāṁ saṁghāstāṁścāpi nirmame.
4.
brāhmaṇāḥ kṣatriyāḥ vaiśyāḥ śūdrāḥ ca dvijasattama
ye ca anye bhūtasaṃghānām saṃghāḥ tān ca api nirmame
ye ca anye bhūtasaṃghānām saṃghāḥ tān ca api nirmame
4.
dvijasattama brāhmaṇāḥ kṣatriyāḥ vaiśyāḥ ca śūdrāḥ ca
ye ca anye bhūtasaṃghānām saṃghāḥ tān ca api nirmame
ye ca anye bhūtasaṃghānām saṃghāḥ tān ca api nirmame
4.
O best of the twice-born, he created Brahmins, Kshatriyas, Vaishyas, and Shudras; and also those other groups among the hosts of beings.
Words meanings summery:
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- ब्राह्मणाः (brāhmaṇāḥ) - Brahmins, members of the priestly class
- क्षत्रियाः (kṣatriyāḥ) - Kshatriyas, members of the warrior/ruling class
- वैश्याः (vaiśyāḥ) - Vaishyas, members of the merchant/farmer class
- शूद्राः (śūdrāḥ) - Shudras, members of the laboring class
- च (ca) - and, also
- द्विजसत्तम (dvijasattama) - O best of the twice-born
- ये (ye) - those who
- च (ca) - and, also
- अन्ये (anye) - others
- भूतसंघानाम् (bhūtasaṁghānām) - of the hosts of beings, of the multitudes of creatures
- संघाः (saṁghāḥ) - hosts, groups, multitudes
- तान् (tān) - them, those
- च (ca) - and, also
- अपि (api) - also, even
- निर्ममे (nirmame) - he created, he fashioned
Words meanings and morphology
ब्राह्मणाः (brāhmaṇāḥ) - Brahmins, members of the priestly class
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of brāhmaṇa
brāhmaṇa - Brahmin, member of the priestly class
from brahman (sacred knowledge/priest) + aṇ
क्षत्रियाः (kṣatriyāḥ) - Kshatriyas, members of the warrior/ruling class
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of kṣatriya
kṣatriya - Kshatriya, member of the warrior or ruling class
from kṣatra (rule, dominion) + iya
वैश्याः (vaiśyāḥ) - Vaishyas, members of the merchant/farmer class
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of vaiśya
vaiśya - Vaishya, member of the merchant, agricultural, or artisan class
from viś (settlement, community) + ya
शूद्राः (śūdrāḥ) - Shudras, members of the laboring class
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of śūdra
śūdra - Shudra, member of the laboring class
च (ca) - and, also
(indeclinable)
द्विजसत्तम (dvijasattama) - O best of the twice-born
(noun)
Vocative, masculine, singular of dvijasattama
dvijasattama - best of the twice-born
tatpurusha compound: dvija (twice-born) + sattama (best)
Compound type : tatpurusha (dvija+sattama)
- dvija – twice-born, a Brahmin, a bird, a tooth
noun (masculine)
compound of dvi (two) + ja (born) - sattama – best, most excellent
adjective (masculine)
superlative of sat (good)
Note: Refers to the listener or narrator of the text, likely a Rishi or a sage.
ये (ye) - those who
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of yad
yad - who, which, what
Note: Relative pronoun
च (ca) - and, also
(indeclinable)
अन्ये (anye) - others
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of anya
anya - other, another
भूतसंघानाम् (bhūtasaṁghānām) - of the hosts of beings, of the multitudes of creatures
(noun)
Genitive, masculine, plural of bhūtasaṃgha
bhūtasaṁgha - host of beings, multitude of creatures
tatpurusha compound: bhūta (being, creature) + saṃgha (host, multitude)
Compound type : tatpurusha (bhūta+saṃgha)
- bhūta – being, creature, element
noun (neuter)
Past Passive Participle
from √bhū (to be, become)
Root: bhū (class 1) - saṃgha – assembly, host, multitude, community
noun (masculine)
from saṃ-√han (to strike together, collect)
Prefix: sam
Root: han (class 2)
Note: Genitive plural, agreeing with 'hosts' or 'multitudes' of beings.
संघाः (saṁghāḥ) - hosts, groups, multitudes
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of saṃgha
saṁgha - assembly, host, multitude, community
from saṃ-√han (to strike together, collect)
Prefix: sam
Root: han (class 2)
तान् (tān) - them, those
(pronoun)
Accusative, masculine, plural of tad
tad - that, those
Note: Correlative pronoun for 'ye'.
च (ca) - and, also
(indeclinable)
अपि (api) - also, even
(indeclinable)
निर्ममे (nirmame) - he created, he fashioned
(verb)
3rd person , singular, middle, perfect (liṭ) of √mā
Perfect Middle
3rd person singular, perfect tense, middle voice
Prefix: nir
Root: mā (class 3)