महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-12, chapter-308, verse-59
वर्णप्रवरमुख्यासि ब्राह्मणी क्षत्रियो ह्यहम् ।
नावयोरेकयोगोऽस्ति मा कृथा वर्णसंकरम् ॥५९॥
नावयोरेकयोगोऽस्ति मा कृथा वर्णसंकरम् ॥५९॥
59. varṇapravaramukhyāsi brāhmaṇī kṣatriyo hyaham ,
nāvayorekayogo'sti mā kṛthā varṇasaṁkaram.
nāvayorekayogo'sti mā kṛthā varṇasaṁkaram.
59.
varṇapravaramukhyā asi brāhmaṇī kṣatriyaḥ hi aham
| na avayoḥ ekayogaḥ asti mā kṛthāḥ varṇasaṅkaram
| na avayoḥ ekayogaḥ asti mā kṛthāḥ varṇasaṅkaram
59.
tvam varṇapravaramukhyā brāhmaṇī asi,
hi aham kṣatriyaḥ na avayoḥ ekayogaḥ asti,
varṇasaṅkaram mā kṛthāḥ
hi aham kṣatriyaḥ na avayoḥ ekayogaḥ asti,
varṇasaṅkaram mā kṛthāḥ
59.
You are a Brāhmaṇa woman, chief among the most distinguished castes, while I am a Kṣatriya. There can be no union for us. Do not create a mixture of social orders (varṇasaṅkara).
Words meanings summery:
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- वर्णप्रवरमुख्या (varṇapravaramukhyā) - chief among the most distinguished castes (chief among the best of castes, foremost among distinguished social orders)
- असि (asi) - you are
- ब्राह्मणी (brāhmaṇī) - a Brāhmaṇa woman
- क्षत्रियः (kṣatriyaḥ) - a Kṣatriya (a Kṣatriya, a member of the warrior class)
- हि (hi) - while (indicating contrast or emphasis) (indeed, certainly, for, because)
- अहम् (aham) - I
- न (na) - no, not (not, no)
- आवयोः (āvayoḥ) - for us (two) (of us two, for us two)
- एकयोगः (ekayogaḥ) - a union (for marriage) (single union, one connection, a sole application)
- अस्ति (asti) - there is (is, exists)
- मा (mā) - do not (not, do not (prohibitive particle))
- कृथाः (kṛthāḥ) - you should (not) do / cause (you should do, you might do (prohibitive aorist))
- वर्णसङ्करम् (varṇasaṅkaram) - a mixture of social orders (varṇasaṅkara) (mixture of castes/social orders, caste confusion)
Words meanings and morphology
वर्णप्रवरमुख्या (varṇapravaramukhyā) - chief among the most distinguished castes (chief among the best of castes, foremost among distinguished social orders)
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, singular of varṇapravaramukhya
varṇapravaramukhya - foremost among the best castes, prominent in social orders
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (varṇa+pravara+mukhya)
- varṇa – color, outer appearance, caste, social order
noun (masculine) - pravara – excellent, chief, best, superior
adjective (masculine)
Prefix: pra - mukhya – chief, principal, foremost, primary
adjective (masculine)
Note: Qualifies brāhmaṇī
असि (asi) - you are
(verb)
2nd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of as
Root: as (class 2)
ब्राह्मणी (brāhmaṇī) - a Brāhmaṇa woman
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of brāhmaṇī
brāhmaṇī - a woman of the Brāhmaṇa caste
Feminine form of brāhmaṇa
क्षत्रियः (kṣatriyaḥ) - a Kṣatriya (a Kṣatriya, a member of the warrior class)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of kṣatriya
kṣatriya - a member of the warrior or ruling class, pertaining to the kṣatriya class
हि (hi) - while (indicating contrast or emphasis) (indeed, certainly, for, because)
(indeclinable)
Note: Often used as an emphatic or explanatory particle.
अहम् (aham) - I
(pronoun)
Nominative, singular of asmad
asmad - I, me
First person pronoun
न (na) - no, not (not, no)
(indeclinable)
आवयोः (āvayoḥ) - for us (two) (of us two, for us two)
(pronoun)
Genitive, dual of asmad
asmad - I, me
First person pronoun
Note: Can be genitive or locative dual.
एकयोगः (ekayogaḥ) - a union (for marriage) (single union, one connection, a sole application)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of ekayoga
ekayoga - a single union, one connection, a sole application or combination
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (eka+yoga)
- eka – one, single, unique
numeral (masculine) - yoga – union, conjunction, application, practice, discipline, means
noun (masculine)
From yuj + ghañ
Root: yuj (class 7)
अस्ति (asti) - there is (is, exists)
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of as
Root: as (class 2)
मा (mā) - do not (not, do not (prohibitive particle))
(indeclinable)
कृथाः (kṛthāḥ) - you should (not) do / cause (you should do, you might do (prohibitive aorist))
(verb)
2nd person , singular, active, aorist (luṅ) of kṛ
Root: kṛ (class 8)
Note: Prohibitive aorist with mā.
वर्णसङ्करम् (varṇasaṅkaram) - a mixture of social orders (varṇasaṅkara) (mixture of castes/social orders, caste confusion)
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of varṇasaṅkara
varṇasaṅkara - intermixture of social classes/castes, confusion of castes
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (varṇa+saṅkara)
- varṇa – caste, social order
noun (masculine) - saṅkara – mixture, confusion, intermixture, hybrid
noun (masculine)
From sam- + kṛ + ap
Prefix: sam
Root: kṛ (class 8)
Note: Object of kṛthāḥ