महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-13, chapter-131, verse-19
शूद्रान्नेनावशेषेण जठरे यो म्रियेत वै ।
आहिताग्निस्तथा यज्वा स शूद्रगतिभाग्भवेत् ॥१९॥
आहिताग्निस्तथा यज्वा स शूद्रगतिभाग्भवेत् ॥१९॥
19. śūdrānnenāvaśeṣeṇa jaṭhare yo mriyeta vai ,
āhitāgnistathā yajvā sa śūdragatibhāgbhavet.
āhitāgnistathā yajvā sa śūdragatibhāgbhavet.
19.
śūdrānena avaśeṣeṇa jaṭhare yaḥ mriyeta vai
āhitāgniḥ tathā yajvā saḥ śūdragatibhāg bhavet
āhitāgniḥ tathā yajvā saḥ śūdragatibhāg bhavet
19.
yaḥ āhitāgniḥ tathā yajvā śūdrānena avaśeṣeṇa
jaṭhare vai mriyeta saḥ śūdragatibhāg bhavet
jaṭhare vai mriyeta saḥ śūdragatibhāg bhavet
19.
If an āhitāgni (one who maintains the sacred fires) and a performer of Vedic rituals (yajvā) were to die with their stomach full of the remnants of a śūdra's food, that person would indeed attain the status of a śūdra.
Words meanings summery:
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- शूद्रानेन (śūdrānena) - by the food of a śūdra
- अवशेषेण (avaśeṣeṇa) - with the remainder, with the residue
- जठरे (jaṭhare) - in the stomach, in the belly
- यः (yaḥ) - who, whoever
- म्रियेत (mriyeta) - should die, may die
- वै (vai) - indeed, certainly
- आहिताग्निः (āhitāgniḥ) - one who has consecrated the sacred fires, a householder performing Vedic rituals
- तथा (tathā) - similarly, and, thus
- यज्वा (yajvā) - one who performs Vedic rituals, a sacrificer
- सः (saḥ) - he, that person
- शूद्रगतिभाग् (śūdragatibhāg) - partaking in the state of a śūdra, attaining the destiny of a śūdra
- भवेत् (bhavet) - should become, may become
Words meanings and morphology
शूद्रानेन (śūdrānena) - by the food of a śūdra
(noun)
Instrumental, neuter, singular of śūdrānna
śūdrānna - food of a śūdra
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śūdra+anna)
- śūdra – a member of the fourth social class
noun (masculine) - anna – food, grain
noun (neuter)
Root: ad (class 2)
अवशेषेण (avaśeṣeṇa) - with the remainder, with the residue
(noun)
Instrumental, masculine, singular of avaśeṣa
avaśeṣa - remainder, residue, remnant
Prefix: ava
Root: śiṣ (class 7)
जठरे (jaṭhare) - in the stomach, in the belly
(noun)
Locative, neuter, singular of jaṭhara
jaṭhara - stomach, belly, abdomen
यः (yaḥ) - who, whoever
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of yad
yad - who, which, what (relative pronoun)
म्रियेत (mriyeta) - should die, may die
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhiliṅ) of mṛ
Root: mṛ (class 9)
वै (vai) - indeed, certainly
(indeclinable)
आहिताग्निः (āhitāgniḥ) - one who has consecrated the sacred fires, a householder performing Vedic rituals
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of āhitāgni
āhitāgni - one who has established or consecrated the sacred fires (for Vedic rituals)
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (āhita+agni)
- āhita – placed, consecrated
participle
Past Passive Participle
Prefix: ā
Root: dhā (class 3) - agni – fire, sacred fire, god of fire
noun (masculine)
तथा (tathā) - similarly, and, thus
(indeclinable)
यज्वा (yajvā) - one who performs Vedic rituals, a sacrificer
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of yajvan
yajvan - one who performs Vedic rituals, sacrificer
Root: yaj (class 1)
सः (saḥ) - he, that person
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of tad
tad - that, he, she, it (demonstrative/personal pronoun)
शूद्रगतिभाग् (śūdragatibhāg) - partaking in the state of a śūdra, attaining the destiny of a śūdra
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of śūdragatibhāj
śūdragatibhāj - partaking of the lot/state of a śūdra
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śūdra+gati+bhāj)
- śūdra – a member of the fourth social class
noun (masculine) - gati – state, condition, destiny, movement
noun (feminine)
Root: gam (class 1) - bhāj – sharing, possessing, obtaining
adjective
Root: bhaj (class 1)
भवेत् (bhavet) - should become, may become
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhiliṅ) of bhū
Root: bhū (class 1)