महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-12, chapter-35, verse-4
परिवित्तिः परिवेत्ता ब्रह्मोज्झो यश्च कुत्सकः ।
दिधिषूपतिस्तथा यः स्यादग्रेदिधिषुरेव च ॥४॥
दिधिषूपतिस्तथा यः स्यादग्रेदिधिषुरेव च ॥४॥
4. parivittiḥ parivettā brahmojjho yaśca kutsakaḥ ,
didhiṣūpatistathā yaḥ syādagredidhiṣureva ca.
didhiṣūpatistathā yaḥ syādagredidhiṣureva ca.
4.
parivittiḥ parivettā brahma-ujjhaḥ yaḥ ca kutsakaḥ
didhiṣūpatiḥ tathā yaḥ syāt agredidhiṣuḥ eva ca
didhiṣūpatiḥ tathā yaḥ syāt agredidhiṣuḥ eva ca
4.
parivittiḥ parivettā ca yaḥ brahma-ujjhaḥ ca kutsakaḥ
tathā yaḥ didhiṣūpatiḥ syāt ca eva agredidhiṣuḥ
tathā yaḥ didhiṣūpatiḥ syāt ca eva agredidhiṣuḥ
4.
One who is a younger brother marrying before his elder (parivittiḥ) or the elder brother bypassed (parivettā), one who abandons sacred knowledge (brahman), or a slanderer; similarly, he who is the husband of a younger sister married before her elder (didhiṣūpatiḥ), and also one who marries before an elder's marriage (agredidhiṣu).
Words meanings summery:
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- परिवित्तिः (parivittiḥ) - a younger brother who marries before his elder
- परिवेत्ता (parivettā) - an elder brother whose younger brother has married before him
- ब्रह्म-उज्झः (brahma-ujjhaḥ) - one who abandons sacred knowledge or the Vedas
- यः (yaḥ) - who, whoever
- च (ca) - and
- कुत्सकः (kutsakaḥ) - a slanderer, reviler
- दिधिषूपतिः (didhiṣūpatiḥ) - the husband of a younger sister who marries before her elder
- तथा (tathā) - similarly, in the same way, thus
- यः (yaḥ) - who, whoever
- स्यात् (syāt) - may be, let it be
- अग्रेदिधिषुः (agredidhiṣuḥ) - one who marries or is involved in a marriage before an elder brother or sister. Often refers to the younger brother who marries first.
- एव (eva) - indeed, only, just
- च (ca) - and
Words meanings and morphology
परिवित्तिः (parivittiḥ) - a younger brother who marries before his elder
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of parivitti
parivitti - a younger brother who marries before his elder brother
Derived from prefix pari + root vid (to know/find) with suffix -ti.
Prefix: pari
Root: vid (class 6)
परिवेत्ता (parivettā) - an elder brother whose younger brother has married before him
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of parivettṛ
parivettṛ - an elder brother whose younger brother has married before him; an elder sister whose younger sister has married before her
agent noun
Agent noun from prefix pari + root vid (to know/find) with suffix -tṛ.
Prefix: pari
Root: vid (class 6)
ब्रह्म-उज्झः (brahma-ujjhaḥ) - one who abandons sacred knowledge or the Vedas
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of brahma-ujjha
brahma-ujjha - one who abandons or neglects sacred knowledge (brahman), a forsaker of the Vedas
Compound: brahman (sacred knowledge) + ujjha (forsaken, abandoned).
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (brahman+ujjha)
- brahman – Veda, sacred knowledge, ultimate reality
noun (neuter) - ujjha – forsaken, abandoned, neglected
adjective (masculine)
past passive participle
Past passive participle from root ujjh (to abandon).
Root: ujj (class 1)
Note: The sandhi form is brahmojjhaḥ.
यः (yaḥ) - who, whoever
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of yad
yad - who, which, what
Note: Relative pronoun.
च (ca) - and
(indeclinable)
कुत्सकः (kutsakaḥ) - a slanderer, reviler
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of kutsaka
kutsaka - slanderer, reviler, censurer
agent noun
Agent noun from root kuts (to despise, reproach) with suffix -aka.
Root: kuts (class 10)
दिधिषूपतिः (didhiṣūpatiḥ) - the husband of a younger sister who marries before her elder
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of didhiṣūpati
didhiṣūpati - the husband of a didhiṣū (a younger sister who marries before her elder sister)
Compound: didhiṣū (younger sister marrying before elder) + pati (husband).
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (didhiṣū+pati)
- didhiṣū – a younger sister who marries before her elder
noun (feminine) - pati – master, lord, husband
noun (masculine)
Note: This refers to a specific transgression in marriage order.
तथा (tathā) - similarly, in the same way, thus
(indeclinable)
यः (yaḥ) - who, whoever
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of yad
yad - who, which, what
Note: Relative pronoun.
स्यात् (syāt) - may be, let it be
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, optative (liṅ) of as
Root: as (class 2)
अग्रेदिधिषुः (agredidhiṣuḥ) - one who marries or is involved in a marriage before an elder brother or sister. Often refers to the younger brother who marries first.
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of agredidhiṣu
agredidhiṣu - a younger brother marrying before his elder; one who marries a girl before her elder sister is married
Compound: agre (first, before) + didhiṣu (from didhiṣā 'desire to marry').
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (agre+didhiṣā)
- agre – first, at the head, before
indeclinable - didhiṣā – desire for marriage
noun (feminine)
Root: dhī (class 3)
Note: This term can overlap with parivitti or didhiṣūpati in meaning, emphasizing the 'before' aspect.
एव (eva) - indeed, only, just
(indeclinable)
Note: Emphatic particle.
च (ca) - and
(indeclinable)