महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
-
book-12, chapter-84, verse-53
न वामनाः कुब्जकृशा न खञ्जा नान्धा जडाः स्त्री न नपुंसकं च ।
न चात्र तिर्यङ्न पुरो न पश्चान्नोर्ध्वं न चाधः प्रचरेत कश्चित् ॥५३॥
न चात्र तिर्यङ्न पुरो न पश्चान्नोर्ध्वं न चाधः प्रचरेत कश्चित् ॥५३॥
53. na vāmanāḥ kubjakṛśā na khañjā; nāndhā jaḍāḥ strī na napuṁsakaṁ ca ,
na cātra tiryaṅna puro na paścā;nnordhvaṁ na cādhaḥ pracareta kaścit.
na cātra tiryaṅna puro na paścā;nnordhvaṁ na cādhaḥ pracareta kaścit.
53.
na vāmanāḥ kubjakṛśāḥ na khañjāḥ na
andhāḥ jaḍāḥ strī na napuṃsakam ca na
ca atra tiryaṅ na puraḥ na paścāt
na ūrdhvam na ca adhaḥ pracareta kaścit
andhāḥ jaḍāḥ strī na napuṃsakam ca na
ca atra tiryaṅ na puraḥ na paścāt
na ūrdhvam na ca adhaḥ pracareta kaścit
53.
atra kaścit vāmanāḥ kubjakṛśāḥ khañjāḥ
andhāḥ jaḍāḥ strī ca napuṃsakam ca na
pracareta ca atra kaścit tiryaṅ na puraḥ na
paścāt na ūrdhvam na ca adhaḥ pracareta
andhāḥ jaḍāḥ strī ca napuṃsakam ca na
pracareta ca atra kaścit tiryaṅ na puraḥ na
paścāt na ūrdhvam na ca adhaḥ pracareta
53.
Neither dwarfs, nor hunchbacks and emaciated persons, nor lame, nor blind, nor dull-witted persons, nor a woman, nor an eunuch should be present (at the counsel). And no one should move about here, neither sideways, nor in front, nor behind, nor above, nor below.
Words meanings summery:
(Scroll down for elaborated words morphology)
- न (na) - not, nor, neither
- वामनाः (vāmanāḥ) - dwarfs
- कुब्जकृशाः (kubjakṛśāḥ) - hunchbacks and emaciated ones
- न (na) - not, nor, neither
- खञ्जाः (khañjāḥ) - lame persons
- न (na) - not, nor, neither
- अन्धाः (andhāḥ) - blind persons
- जडाः (jaḍāḥ) - dull-witted persons, idiots
- स्त्री (strī) - woman
- न (na) - not, nor, neither
- नपुंसकम् (napuṁsakam) - eunuch, hermaphrodite, neuter gender
- च (ca) - and, also
- न (na) - not, nor, neither
- च (ca) - and, also
- अत्र (atra) - in the place of counsel (here, in this place)
- तिर्यङ् (tiryaṅ) - sideways as a manner of movement. (sideways, obliquely, horizontally, as an animal)
- न (na) - not, nor, neither
- पुरः (puraḥ) - in front, before
- न (na) - not, nor, neither
- पश्चात् (paścāt) - behind, afterwards, westward
- न (na) - not, nor, neither
- ऊर्ध्वम् (ūrdhvam) - upwards, above
- न (na) - not, nor, neither
- च (ca) - and, also
- अधः (adhaḥ) - downwards, below
- प्रचरेत (pracareta) - should move, may move, should behave
- कश्चित् (kaścit) - anyone, someone
Words meanings and morphology
न (na) - not, nor, neither
(indeclinable)
Negative particle.
वामनाः (vāmanāḥ) - dwarfs
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of vāmana
vāmana - dwarf, short-statured
कुब्जकृशाः (kubjakṛśāḥ) - hunchbacks and emaciated ones
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of kubjakṛśa
kubjakṛśa - hunchback and emaciated
Dvandva compound of kubja and kṛśa.
Compound type : dvandva (kubja+kṛśa)
- kubja – hunchback, crooked
adjective (masculine) - kṛśa – emaciated, thin, weak
adjective (masculine)
Root: kṛś (class 1)
Note: Subject.
न (na) - not, nor, neither
(indeclinable)
Negative particle.
खञ्जाः (khañjāḥ) - lame persons
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of khañja
khañja - lame, limping
Root: khañj (class 1)
न (na) - not, nor, neither
(indeclinable)
Negative particle.
अन्धाः (andhāḥ) - blind persons
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of andha
andha - blind
Root: andh (class 4)
जडाः (jaḍāḥ) - dull-witted persons, idiots
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of jaḍa
jaḍa - dull, idiotic, cold, inanimate
स्त्री (strī) - woman
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of strī
strī - woman, female
न (na) - not, nor, neither
(indeclinable)
Negative particle.
नपुंसकम् (napuṁsakam) - eunuch, hermaphrodite, neuter gender
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of napuṃsaka
napuṁsaka - eunuch, hermaphrodite, neuter gender, impotent
From na (not) + puṃs (man) + ka (suffix).
Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (na+puṃsaka)
- na – not, no
indeclinable
Negative prefix - puṃsaka – male
noun (masculine)
च (ca) - and, also
(indeclinable)
Conjunction.
न (na) - not, nor, neither
(indeclinable)
Negative particle.
च (ca) - and, also
(indeclinable)
Conjunction.
अत्र (atra) - in the place of counsel (here, in this place)
(indeclinable)
Locative adverb.
तिर्यङ् (tiryaṅ) - sideways as a manner of movement. (sideways, obliquely, horizontally, as an animal)
(indeclinable)
Adverb.
Note: Adverb modifying pracareta.
न (na) - not, nor, neither
(indeclinable)
Negative particle.
पुरः (puraḥ) - in front, before
(indeclinable)
Adverb/Preposition.
न (na) - not, nor, neither
(indeclinable)
Negative particle.
पश्चात् (paścāt) - behind, afterwards, westward
(indeclinable)
Adverb/Preposition (ablative ending used adverbially).
न (na) - not, nor, neither
(indeclinable)
Negative particle.
ऊर्ध्वम् (ūrdhvam) - upwards, above
(indeclinable)
Adverbially used accusative of ūrdhva.
न (na) - not, nor, neither
(indeclinable)
Negative particle.
च (ca) - and, also
(indeclinable)
Conjunction.
अधः (adhaḥ) - downwards, below
(indeclinable)
Adverb/Preposition.
प्रचरेत (pracareta) - should move, may move, should behave
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhi-liṅ) of pracar
optative mood, 3rd person singular
From pra + root car (to move).
Prefix: pra
Root: car (class 1)
Note: Its singular form applies to each type of person in the list individually or to kaścit.
कश्चित् (kaścit) - anyone, someone
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of kaścid
kaścid - anyone, someone, some
Indefinite pronoun, from kim + cid.
Note: Acts as the general subject for the prohibitions.