महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-12, chapter-181, verse-8
स्वेदमूत्रपुरीषाणि श्लेष्मा पित्तं सशोणितम् ।
तनुः क्षरति सर्वेषां कस्माद्वर्णो विभज्यते ॥८॥
तनुः क्षरति सर्वेषां कस्माद्वर्णो विभज्यते ॥८॥
8. svedamūtrapurīṣāṇi śleṣmā pittaṁ saśoṇitam ,
tanuḥ kṣarati sarveṣāṁ kasmādvarṇo vibhajyate.
tanuḥ kṣarati sarveṣāṁ kasmādvarṇo vibhajyate.
8.
svedamūtrapurīṣāṇi śleṣmā pittam saśoṇitam
tanuḥ kṣarati sarveṣām kasmāt varṇaḥ vibhajyate
tanuḥ kṣarati sarveṣām kasmāt varṇaḥ vibhajyate
8.
sarveṣām tanuḥ svedamūtrapurīṣāṇi śleṣmā pittam
saśoṇitam kṣarati kasmāt varṇaḥ vibhajyate
saśoṇitam kṣarati kasmāt varṇaḥ vibhajyate
8.
Sweat, urine, feces, phlegm, bile, and blood—the body excretes these from all beings. Why, then, are social classes divided?
Words meanings summery:
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- स्वेदमूत्रपुरीषाणि (svedamūtrapurīṣāṇi) - sweat, urine, and feces
- श्लेष्मा (śleṣmā) - phlegm
- पित्तम् (pittam) - bile
- सशोणितम् (saśoṇitam) - along with blood, containing blood
- तनुः (tanuḥ) - body
- क्षरति (kṣarati) - excretes, flows, discharges
- सर्वेषाम् (sarveṣām) - of all
- कस्मात् (kasmāt) - why, from what
- वर्णः (varṇaḥ) - social class
- विभज्यते (vibhajyate) - is divided, is classified
Words meanings and morphology
स्वेदमूत्रपुरीषाणि (svedamūtrapurīṣāṇi) - sweat, urine, and feces
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, plural of svedamūtrapurīṣa
svedamūtrapurīṣa - sweat, urine, and feces (compound)
Compound type : dvandva (sveda+mūtra+purīṣa)
- sveda – sweat, perspiration
noun (masculine)
Root: svid (class 1) - mūtra – urine
noun (neuter)
Root: mūtr (class 10) - purīṣa – feces, excrement, dung
noun (neuter)
श्लेष्मा (śleṣmā) - phlegm
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of śleṣman
śleṣman - phlegm, mucus (one of the three humors)
पित्तम् (pittam) - bile
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of pitta
pitta - bile, gall (one of the three humors)
सशोणितम् (saśoṇitam) - along with blood, containing blood
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of saśoṇita
saśoṇita - with blood, accompanied by blood
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sa+śoṇita)
- sa – with, together, endowed with
indeclinable - śoṇita – blood
noun (neuter)
तनुः (tanuḥ) - body
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of tanu
tanu - body, form, person
क्षरति (kṣarati) - excretes, flows, discharges
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of kṣar
Root: kṣar (class 1)
सर्वेषाम् (sarveṣām) - of all
(pronoun/adjective)
Note: Refers implicitly to all beings/creatures
कस्मात् (kasmāt) - why, from what
(pronoun/interrogative)
वर्णः (varṇaḥ) - social class
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of varṇa
varṇa - color, outward appearance, social class, letter
विभज्यते (vibhajyate) - is divided, is classified
(verb)
3rd person , singular, passive, present (laṭ) of bhāj
Prefix: vi
Root: bhaj (class 1)