महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-13, chapter-131, verse-14
स्वस्थानात्स परिभ्रष्टो वर्णसंकरतां गतः ।
ब्राह्मणः क्षत्रियो वैश्यः शूद्रत्वं याति तादृशः ॥१४॥
ब्राह्मणः क्षत्रियो वैश्यः शूद्रत्वं याति तादृशः ॥१४॥
14. svasthānātsa paribhraṣṭo varṇasaṁkaratāṁ gataḥ ,
brāhmaṇaḥ kṣatriyo vaiśyaḥ śūdratvaṁ yāti tādṛśaḥ.
brāhmaṇaḥ kṣatriyo vaiśyaḥ śūdratvaṁ yāti tādṛśaḥ.
14.
svasthānāt sa paribhraṣṭaḥ varṇasaṅkaratām gataḥ
brāhmaṇaḥ kṣatriyaḥ vaiśyaḥ śūdratvam yāti tādṛśaḥ
brāhmaṇaḥ kṣatriyaḥ vaiśyaḥ śūdratvam yāti tādṛśaḥ
14.
That person, fallen from their own position, having reached a state of mixed social classes (varṇasaṅkara), whether a brāhmaṇa, kṣatriya, or vaiśya, such a one attains the state of a śūdra.
Words meanings summery:
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- स्वस्थानात् (svasthānāt) - from their own position (from one's own place, from one's own position)
- स (sa) - that person (he, that)
- परिभ्रष्टः (paribhraṣṭaḥ) - fallen (from his position) (completely fallen, utterly deviated)
- वर्णसङ्करताम् (varṇasaṅkaratām) - a state of mixed social classes (the state of class mixture, intermixture of classes)
- गतः (gataḥ) - having reached (gone, reached, attained)
- ब्राह्मणः (brāhmaṇaḥ) - a brāhmaṇa (a brāhmaṇa, priest, member of the priestly class)
- क्षत्रियः (kṣatriyaḥ) - a kṣatriya (a kṣatriya, warrior, ruler)
- वैश्यः (vaiśyaḥ) - a vaiśya (a vaiśya, merchant, farmer)
- शूद्रत्वम् (śūdratvam) - the state of a śūdra
- याति (yāti) - attains (goes, moves, attains)
- तादृशः (tādṛśaḥ) - such a person (such, such a one, like that)
Words meanings and morphology
स्वस्थानात् (svasthānāt) - from their own position (from one's own place, from one's own position)
(noun)
Ablative, neuter, singular of svasthāna
svasthāna - one's own place, proper state, proper position
Compound of 'sva' (own) and 'sthāna' (place, position).
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sva+sthāna)
- sva – own, one's own
pronoun - sthāna – place, position, state
noun (neuter)
From root 'sthā' (to stand)
Root: sthā (class 1)
स (sa) - that person (he, that)
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of tad
tad - that, he, she, it
Note: masculine nominative singular of 'tad'
परिभ्रष्टः (paribhraṣṭaḥ) - fallen (from his position) (completely fallen, utterly deviated)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of paribhraṣṭa
paribhraṣṭa - completely fallen, utterly deviated
Past Passive Participle
Prefix 'pari' + root 'bhraṃś' (to fall) + suffix 'kta'
Prefix: pari
Root: bhraṃś (class 1)
Note: Qualifies 'sa'
वर्णसङ्करताम् (varṇasaṅkaratām) - a state of mixed social classes (the state of class mixture, intermixture of classes)
(noun)
Accusative, feminine, singular of varṇasaṅkaratā
varṇasaṅkaratā - the state of class mixture, intermixture of classes
Derived from 'varṇasaṅkara' (mixed class) + suffix -tā (feminine abstract noun).
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (varṇasaṅkara+tā)
- varṇasaṅkara – mixed class, hybrid caste
noun (masculine)
Compound of 'varṇa' (class) and 'saṅkara' (mixture, confusion). - tā – state, condition, -ness
suffix (feminine)
Feminine abstract noun suffix
Note: Object of 'gataḥ'
गतः (gataḥ) - having reached (gone, reached, attained)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of gata
gata - gone, reached, attained
Past Passive Participle
From root 'gam' (to go) + suffix 'kta'
Root: gam (class 1)
Note: Qualifies 'sa'
ब्राह्मणः (brāhmaṇaḥ) - a brāhmaṇa (a brāhmaṇa, priest, member of the priestly class)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of brāhmaṇa
brāhmaṇa - a brāhmaṇa, priest, member of the priestly class
Derived from 'brahman'
क्षत्रियः (kṣatriyaḥ) - a kṣatriya (a kṣatriya, warrior, ruler)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of kṣatriya
kṣatriya - a kṣatriya, warrior, ruler
वैश्यः (vaiśyaḥ) - a vaiśya (a vaiśya, merchant, farmer)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of vaiśya
vaiśya - a vaiśya, merchant, farmer
शूद्रत्वम् (śūdratvam) - the state of a śūdra
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of śūdratva
śūdratva - the state or condition of a śūdra
Derived from śūdra + suffix -tva (neuter abstract noun)
Note: Object of 'yāti'
याति (yāti) - attains (goes, moves, attains)
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of yā
Root: yā (class 2)
तादृशः (tādṛśaḥ) - such a person (such, such a one, like that)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of tādṛśa
tādṛśa - such, such a one, like that
From 'tad' (that) + 'dṛś' (to see) + suffix -a. Literally 'looking like that'.
Note: Qualifies the implied subject (brāhmaṇa, kṣatriya, vaiśya)