महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-306, verse-86

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सर्वे वर्णा ब्राह्मणा ब्रह्मजाश्च सर्वे नित्यं व्याहरन्ते च ब्रह्म ।
तत्त्वं शास्त्रं ब्रह्मबुद्ध्या ब्रवीमि सर्वं विश्वं ब्रह्म चैतत्समस्तम् ॥८६॥

86. sarve varṇā brāhmaṇā brahmajāśca; sarve nityaṁ vyāharante ca brahma ,
tattvaṁ śāstraṁ brahmabuddhyā bravīmi; sarvaṁ viśvaṁ brahma caitatsamastam.

86. sarve varṇāḥ brāhmaṇāḥ brahmajāḥ ca
sarve nityam vyāharante ca brahma |
tattvam śāstram brahmabuddhyā bravīmi
sarvam viśvam brahma ca etat samastam

86. sarve varṇāḥ brāhmaṇāḥ ca brahmajāḥ,
sarve ca nityam brahma vyāharante tattvam śāstram brahmabuddhyā bravīmi: sarvam etat viśvam ca samastam brahma.

86. All social classes (varṇas) are Brahmins, and all are born from Brahman; all constantly declare Brahman (brahman). I speak this scriptural truth with an understanding focused on Brahman (brahman): this entire universe (viśva) is entirely Brahman (brahman).

Words meanings summery:

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सर्वे (sarve) - all, every

वर्णाः (varṇāḥ) - social classes (varṇas) (social classes, colors, kinds)

ब्राह्मणाः (brāhmaṇāḥ) - Brahmins (Brahmins, relating to Brahman)

ब्रह्मजाः (brahmajāḥ) - born from Brahman

च (ca) - and

सर्वे (sarve) - all, every

नित्यम् (nityam) - always, constantly

व्याहरन्ते (vyāharante) - they declare, utter, speak

च (ca) - and

ब्रह्म (brahma) - the ultimate reality (brahman) (Brahman, sacred word)

तत्त्वम् (tattvam) - the essential truth (truth, reality, essence)

शास्त्रम् (śāstram) - scriptural teaching (scripture, teaching, science)

ब्रह्मबुद्ध्या (brahmabuddhyā) - with an understanding focused on Brahman (by the understanding of Brahman, with a Brahman-mind)

ब्रवीमि (bravīmi) - I speak, I say, I declare

सर्वम् (sarvam) - all, whole, entire

विश्वम् (viśvam) - the entire universe (viśva) (universe, world, all)

ब्रह्म (brahma) - the ultimate reality (brahman) (Brahman, sacred word)

च (ca) - and

एतत् (etat) - this

समस्तम् (samastam) - entire, whole, complete

Words meanings and morphology

सर्वे (sarve) - all, every

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole

Note: Agrees with 'varṇāḥ' and then used independently.

वर्णाः (varṇāḥ) - social classes (varṇas) (social classes, colors, kinds)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of varṇa

varṇa - color, appearance, social class, caste, letter

Note: Subject of the sentence.

ब्राह्मणाः (brāhmaṇāḥ) - Brahmins (Brahmins, relating to Brahman)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of brāhmaṇa

brāhmaṇa - Brahmin, a member of the priestly class, relating to Brahman

Note: Predicate nominative.

ब्रह्मजाः (brahmajāḥ) - born from Brahman

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of brahmaja

brahmaja - born from Brahman, produced from Brahma

Compound of 'brahman' (Brahma/Brahman) and 'ja' (born).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (brahman+ja)

brahman – Brahman, the absolute reality; Brahma, the creator god
noun (neuter)
ja – born, produced from
adjective
Derived from root jan (to be born)
Root: jan (class 4)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

सर्वे (sarve) - all, every

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole

Note: Subject of 'vyāharante'.

नित्यम् (nityam) - always, constantly

(indeclinable)

Note: Adverb.

व्याहरन्ते (vyāharante) - they declare, utter, speak

(verb)

3rd person , plural, middle, present (laṭ) of hṛ

Root hṛ with prefixes vi and ā.

Prefixes: vi+ā

Root: hṛ (class 1)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

Note: Connects 'varṇāḥ brahmajāḥ' and 'vyāharante brahma'.

ब्रह्म (brahma) - the ultimate reality (brahman) (Brahman, sacred word)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of brahman

brahman - Brahman, the absolute reality; sacred word, Veda

Root: bṛh (class 1)

Note: Object of 'vyāharante'.

तत्त्वम् (tattvam) - the essential truth (truth, reality, essence)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tattva

tattva - truth, reality, essence, principle

Note: Subject of a hidden verb 'is' or part of what is 'spoken'.

शास्त्रम् (śāstram) - scriptural teaching (scripture, teaching, science)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of śāstra

śāstra - sacred book, scripture, science, instruction

From root śās (to teach, instruct).

Root: śās (class 2)

Note: Modifies tattvam or forms a compound with it.

ब्रह्मबुद्ध्या (brahmabuddhyā) - with an understanding focused on Brahman (by the understanding of Brahman, with a Brahman-mind)

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of brahmabuddhi

brahmabuddhi - mind fixed on Brahman, understanding of Brahman

Compound of brahman (Brahman) and buddhi (intellect, understanding).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (brahman+buddhi)

brahman – Brahman, the absolute reality; sacred word, Veda
noun (neuter)
Root: bṛh (class 1)
buddhi – intellect, understanding, reason
noun (feminine)
Derived from root budh (to know, understand)
Root: budh (class 1)

Note: Instrument of 'bravīmi'.

ब्रवीमि (bravīmi) - I speak, I say, I declare

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of brū

Irregular root.

Root: brū (class 2)

सर्वम् (sarvam) - all, whole, entire

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole

Note: Agrees with 'viśvam'.

विश्वम् (viśvam) - the entire universe (viśva) (universe, world, all)