महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-12, chapter-329, verse-12
नैषामुक्षा वर्धते नोत वाहा न गर्गरो मथ्यते संप्रदाने ।
अपध्वस्ता दस्युभूता भवन्ति येषां राष्ट्रे ब्राह्मणा वृत्तिहीनाः ॥१२॥
अपध्वस्ता दस्युभूता भवन्ति येषां राष्ट्रे ब्राह्मणा वृत्तिहीनाः ॥१२॥
12. naiṣāmukṣā vardhate nota vāhā; na gargaro mathyate saṁpradāne ,
apadhvastā dasyubhūtā bhavanti; yeṣāṁ rāṣṭre brāhmaṇā vṛttihīnāḥ.
apadhvastā dasyubhūtā bhavanti; yeṣāṁ rāṣṭre brāhmaṇā vṛttihīnāḥ.
12.
na eṣām ukṣā vardhate na uta vāhāḥ
na gargaraḥ mathyate sampradāne
| apadhvastāḥ dasyubhūtāḥ bhavanti
yeṣām rāṣṭre brāhmaṇāḥ vṛttihīnāḥ
na gargaraḥ mathyate sampradāne
| apadhvastāḥ dasyubhūtāḥ bhavanti
yeṣām rāṣṭre brāhmaṇāḥ vṛttihīnāḥ
12.
yeṣām rāṣṭre brāhmaṇāḥ vṛttihīnāḥ,
eṣām ukṣā na vardhate,
uta vāhāḥ na (vardhante) sampradāne gargaraḥ na mathyate (te janāḥ) apadhvastāḥ dasyubhūtāḥ bhavanti
eṣām ukṣā na vardhate,
uta vāhāḥ na (vardhante) sampradāne gargaraḥ na mathyate (te janāḥ) apadhvastāḥ dasyubhūtāḥ bhavanti
12.
Their bulls do not grow, nor do their beasts of burden, nor is the churning vessel churned for offerings, in the kingdom where Brahmins are deprived of livelihood. Such people become ruined and like robbers.
Words meanings summery:
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- न (na) - not, no
- एषाम् (eṣām) - their (of these, their)
- उक्षा (ukṣā) - bull
- वर्धते (vardhate) - grows, prospers
- न (na) - not, no
- उत (uta) - nor (and also, moreover, or, nor)
- वाहाः (vāhāḥ) - beasts of burden (carriers, beasts of burden, vehicles)
- न (na) - not, no
- गर्गरः (gargaraḥ) - churn, churning vessel
- मथ्यते (mathyate) - is churned
- सम्प्रदाने (sampradāne) - for offerings (implying prosperity that enables offerings) (in the act of giving, in a gift, in the context of offerings)
- अपध्वस्ताः (apadhvastāḥ) - ruined (destroyed, ruined, humiliated)
- दस्युभूताः (dasyubhūtāḥ) - become like robbers (become like robbers/enemies)
- भवन्ति (bhavanti) - become, are, exist
- येषाम् (yeṣām) - whose, of whom
- राष्ट्रे (rāṣṭre) - in the kingdom, in the nation
- ब्राह्मणाः (brāhmaṇāḥ) - Brahmins
- वृत्तिहीनाः (vṛttihīnāḥ) - deprived of livelihood, destitute
Words meanings and morphology
न (na) - not, no
(indeclinable)
एषाम् (eṣām) - their (of these, their)
(pronoun)
Genitive, masculine, plural of idam
idam - this
उक्षा (ukṣā) - bull
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of ukṣan
ukṣan - bull
वर्धते (vardhate) - grows, prospers
(verb)
3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of vṛdh
present middle indicative
root 'vṛdh', 1st class, Atmanepada
Root: vṛdh (class 1)
न (na) - not, no
(indeclinable)
उत (uta) - nor (and also, moreover, or, nor)
(indeclinable)
वाहाः (vāhāḥ) - beasts of burden (carriers, beasts of burden, vehicles)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of vāha
vāha - carrier, beast of burden, vehicle, flow
Root: vah (class 1)
न (na) - not, no
(indeclinable)
गर्गरः (gargaraḥ) - churn, churning vessel
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of gargara
gargara - a churning vessel, a churn, a kind of drum
मथ्यते (mathyate) - is churned
(verb)
3rd person , singular, passive, present (laṭ) of math
present passive indicative
root 'math', 1st class, Parasmaipada/Atmanepada; passive form
Root: math (class 1)
सम्प्रदाने (sampradāne) - for offerings (implying prosperity that enables offerings) (in the act of giving, in a gift, in the context of offerings)
(noun)
Locative, neuter, singular of sampradāna
sampradāna - gift, donation, act of giving, dative case
Prefixes: sam+pra
Root: dā (class 3)
अपध्वस्ताः (apadhvastāḥ) - ruined (destroyed, ruined, humiliated)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of apadhvasta
apadhvasta - destroyed, ruined, broken down, humiliated
Past Passive Participle
prefix apa + root dhvaṃs (to fall, to perish)
Prefix: apa
Root: dhvaṃs (class 1)
दस्युभूताः (dasyubhūtāḥ) - become like robbers (become like robbers/enemies)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of dasyubhūta
dasyubhūta - become a robber/enemy
compound of dasyu and bhūta
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dasyu+bhūta)
- dasyu – robber, enemy, barbarian
noun (masculine) - bhūta – become, happened, being, creature
adjective (masculine)
Past Passive Participle
root 'bhū' (to be)
Root: bhū (class 1)
भवन्ति (bhavanti) - become, are, exist
(verb)
3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of bhū
present active indicative
root 'bhū', 1st class, Parasmaipada
Root: bhū (class 1)
येषाम् (yeṣām) - whose, of whom
(pronoun)
Genitive, masculine, plural of yad
yad - which, who
राष्ट्रे (rāṣṭre) - in the kingdom, in the nation
(noun)
Locative, neuter, singular of rāṣṭra
rāṣṭra - kingdom, realm, nation, country
ब्राह्मणाः (brāhmaṇāḥ) - Brahmins
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of brāhmaṇa
brāhmaṇa - a Brahmin, related to Brahma, sacred
वृत्तिहीनाः (vṛttihīnāḥ) - deprived of livelihood, destitute
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of vṛttihīna
vṛttihīna - destitute, deprived of livelihood
compound of vṛtti and hīna
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vṛtti+hīna)
- vṛtti – livelihood, conduct, existence, state
noun (feminine)
Root: vṛt (class 1) - hīna – devoid of, deprived of, inferior, abandoned
adjective (masculine)
Past Passive Participle
root 'hā' (to abandon)
Root: hā (class 3)