महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-12, chapter-308, verse-181
नास्मि वर्णोत्तमा जात्या न वैश्या नावरा तथा ।
तव राजन्सवर्णास्मि शुद्धयोनिरविप्लुता ॥१८१॥
तव राजन्सवर्णास्मि शुद्धयोनिरविप्लुता ॥१८१॥
181. nāsmi varṇottamā jātyā na vaiśyā nāvarā tathā ,
tava rājansavarṇāsmi śuddhayoniraviplutā.
tava rājansavarṇāsmi śuddhayoniraviplutā.
181.
na asmi varṇa-uttamā jātyā na vaiśyā na avarā tathā
tava rājan sa-varṇā asmi śuddha-yoniḥ a-viplutā
tava rājan sa-varṇā asmi śuddha-yoniḥ a-viplutā
181.
rājan jātyā varṇa-uttamā na asmi vaiśyā na tathā
avarā na tava sa-varṇā śuddha-yoniḥ a-viplutā asmi
avarā na tava sa-varṇā śuddha-yoniḥ a-viplutā asmi
181.
By birth, I am neither of the highest social class (varṇa-uttamā), nor a Vaiśya woman, nor a woman of a lower class. O King, I am of your social class (savarṇā), of pure lineage, and undefiled.
Words meanings summery:
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- न (na) - not, no
- अस्मि (asmi) - I am
- वर्ण-उत्तमा (varṇa-uttamā) - of the highest social class
- जात्या (jātyā) - by birth, by lineage
- न (na) - not, no
- वैश्या (vaiśyā) - a Vaiśya woman
- न (na) - not, no
- अवरा (avarā) - a woman of lower class, inferior
- तथा (tathā) - similarly, thus
- तव (tava) - your
- राजन् (rājan) - O King
- स-वर्णा (sa-varṇā) - a woman of the same social class
- अस्मि (asmi) - I am
- शुद्ध-योनिः (śuddha-yoniḥ) - of pure origin/lineage/womb
- अ-विप्लुता (a-viplutā) - undefiled, unmixed, untainted
Words meanings and morphology
न (na) - not, no
(indeclinable)
अस्मि (asmi) - I am
(verb)
1st person , singular, active, present indicative (lat) of as
Root: as (class 2)
वर्ण-उत्तमा (varṇa-uttamā) - of the highest social class
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, singular of varṇa-uttama
varṇa-uttama - best of castes, highest class
Compound type : tatpurusha (varṇa+uttama)
- varṇa – color, social class, letter, quality
noun (masculine)
Root: vṛ - uttama – highest, best, supreme
adjective (masculine/neuter/feminine)
जात्या (jātyā) - by birth, by lineage
(noun)
Instrumental, feminine, singular of jāti
jāti - birth, lineage, class, species
न (na) - not, no
(indeclinable)
वैश्या (vaiśyā) - a Vaiśya woman
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of vaiśya
vaiśya - belonging to the Vaiśya class, a merchant, a Vaiśya woman
न (na) - not, no
(indeclinable)
अवरा (avarā) - a woman of lower class, inferior
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, singular of avara
avara - lower, inferior, posterior, subsequent
तथा (tathā) - similarly, thus
(indeclinable)
तव (tava) - your
(pronoun)
Genitive, singular of yuṣmad
yuṣmad - you
राजन् (rājan) - O King
(noun)
Vocative, masculine, singular of rājan
rājan - king, ruler
स-वर्णा (sa-varṇā) - a woman of the same social class
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, singular of sa-varṇa
sa-varṇa - of the same color, of the same social class, kindred
Compound type : bahuvrihi (sa+varṇa)
- sa – with, together with
indeclinable - varṇa – color, social class, letter, quality
noun (masculine)
Root: vṛ
अस्मि (asmi) - I am
(verb)
1st person , singular, active, present indicative (lat) of as
Root: as (class 2)
शुद्ध-योनिः (śuddha-yoniḥ) - of pure origin/lineage/womb
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, singular of śuddha-yoni
śuddha-yoni - pure in origin/birth/lineage
Compound type : bahuvrihi (śuddha+yoni)
- śuddha – pure, clean, clear
adjective (masculine/neuter/feminine)
Past Passive Participle
Root: śudh - yoni – womb, origin, source, race, family
noun (feminine)
अ-विप्लुता (a-viplutā) - undefiled, unmixed, untainted
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, singular of a-vipluta
a-vipluta - unmixed, undefiled, pure, not flooded
Compound type : nañ-tatpurusha (a+vipluta)
- a – not, non- (negative prefix)
indeclinable - vipluta – overflowed, mixed, tainted, agitated
adjective (masculine/neuter/feminine)
Past Passive Participle
Prefix: vi
Root: plu