महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-12, chapter-214, verse-10
भार्यां गच्छन्ब्रह्मचारी ऋतौ भवति ब्राह्मणः ।
ऋतवादी सदा च स्याज्ज्ञाननित्यश्च यो नरः ॥१०॥
ऋतवादी सदा च स्याज्ज्ञाननित्यश्च यो नरः ॥१०॥
10. bhāryāṁ gacchanbrahmacārī ṛtau bhavati brāhmaṇaḥ ,
ṛtavādī sadā ca syājjñānanityaśca yo naraḥ.
ṛtavādī sadā ca syājjñānanityaśca yo naraḥ.
10.
bhāryām gacchan brahmacārī ṛtau bhavati brāhmaṇaḥ
| ṛtavādī sadā ca syāt jñānanityaḥ ca yaḥ naraḥ
| ṛtavādī sadā ca syāt jñānanityaḥ ca yaḥ naraḥ
10.
yaḥ naraḥ bhāryām ṛtau gacchan brahmacārī brāhmaṇaḥ
bhavati ca sadā ṛtavādī ca jñānanityaḥ syāt
bhavati ca sadā ṛtavādī ca jñānanityaḥ syāt
10.
A man (naraḥ) who approaches his wife during the fertile season (ṛtau) is considered a disciplined person (brahmacārī) [and] a Brahmin (brāhmaṇaḥ). And such a man should always be truthful and constantly dedicated to knowledge.
Words meanings summery:
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- भार्याम् (bhāryām) - wife, spouse
- गच्छन् (gacchan) - going, approaching, having sexual relations
- ब्रह्मचारी (brahmacārī) - one observing celibacy, a celibate student, a disciplined person
- ऋतौ (ṛtau) - during the fertile season (for conception) (in the season, during the proper time)
- भवति (bhavati) - becomes, is
- ब्राह्मणः (brāhmaṇaḥ) - a Brahmin, a person of spiritual knowledge
- ऋतवादी (ṛtavādī) - speaking truth, truthful
- सदा (sadā) - always, constantly
- च (ca) - and, also
- स्यात् (syāt) - should be, may be
- ज्ञाननित्यः (jñānanityaḥ) - devoted to knowledge, constantly engaged in knowledge
- च (ca) - and, also
- यः (yaḥ) - who, whoever
- नरः (naraḥ) - man, person
Words meanings and morphology
भार्याम् (bhāryām) - wife, spouse
(noun)
Accusative, feminine, singular of bhāryā
bhāryā - wife, spouse
Root: bhṛ (class 1)
गच्छन् (gacchan) - going, approaching, having sexual relations
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of gacchat
gacchat - going, moving, approaching
Present Active Participle
From root gam, present tense, active voice, participle form.
Root: gam (class 1)
ब्रह्मचारी (brahmacārī) - one observing celibacy, a celibate student, a disciplined person
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of brahmacārin
brahmacārin - one observing celibacy (brahmacarya), a religious student, a chaste person, a disciplined person
Derived from brahman and cārin (doer/practicer).
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (brahman+cārin)
- brahman – Veda, sacred knowledge, the ultimate reality
noun (neuter) - cārin – moving, going, practicing, performing
adjective (masculine/feminine/neuter)
Agent noun from root car (to move, to practice).
Root: car (class 1)
ऋतौ (ṛtau) - during the fertile season (for conception) (in the season, during the proper time)
(noun)
Locative, masculine, singular of ṛtu
ṛtu - season, proper time, menstrual period (fertile season)
भवति (bhavati) - becomes, is
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, present indicative (laṭ) of bhū
Root: bhū (class 1)
ब्राह्मणः (brāhmaṇaḥ) - a Brahmin, a person of spiritual knowledge
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of brāhmaṇa
brāhmaṇa - a Brahmin, a member of the priestly class, one who knows Brahman, a spiritual person
ऋतवादी (ṛtavādī) - speaking truth, truthful
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of ṛtavādin
ṛtavādin - speaking truth, truthful, one who speaks cosmic order (ṛta)
Derived from ṛta and vādin (speaker).
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (ṛta+vādin)
- ṛta – truth, cosmic order, righteousness
noun (neuter) - vādin – speaking, telling, proclaiming
adjective (masculine/feminine/neuter)
Agent noun from root vad (to speak).
Root: vad (class 1)
सदा (sadā) - always, constantly
(indeclinable)
च (ca) - and, also
(indeclinable)
स्यात् (syāt) - should be, may be
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, optative (liṅ) of as
Root: as (class 2)
ज्ञाननित्यः (jñānanityaḥ) - devoted to knowledge, constantly engaged in knowledge
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of jñānanitya
jñānanitya - constantly devoted to knowledge, having knowledge as a constant practice
Derived from jñāna (knowledge) and nitya (constant/devoted to).
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (jñāna+nitya)
- jñāna – knowledge, wisdom, intelligence
noun (neuter)
Root: jñā (class 9) - nitya – constant, eternal, perpetual, devoted to
adjective (masculine/feminine/neuter)
च (ca) - and, also
(indeclinable)
यः (yaḥ) - who, whoever
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of yad
yad - who, which, what (relative pronoun)
नरः (naraḥ) - man, person
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of nara
nara - man, human being, person