महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-13, chapter-131, verse-21
यस्यान्नेनावशेषेण जठरे यो म्रियेत वै ।
तां तां योनिं व्रजेद्विप्रो यस्यान्नमुपजीवति ॥२१॥
तां तां योनिं व्रजेद्विप्रो यस्यान्नमुपजीवति ॥२१॥
21. yasyānnenāvaśeṣeṇa jaṭhare yo mriyeta vai ,
tāṁ tāṁ yoniṁ vrajedvipro yasyānnamupajīvati.
tāṁ tāṁ yoniṁ vrajedvipro yasyānnamupajīvati.
21.
yasya annena avaśeṣeṇa jaṭhare yaḥ mriyeta vai
tām tām yonim vrajet vipraḥ yasya annam upajīvati
tām tām yonim vrajet vipraḥ yasya annam upajīvati
21.
yaḥ vipraḥ yasya annena avaśeṣeṇa jaṭhare vai mriyeta
saḥ yasya annam upajīvati tām tām yonim vrajet
saḥ yasya annam upajīvati tām tām yonim vrajet
21.
If a brahmin were to die with their stomach full of the remnants of someone's food, they would indeed attain the very birth (yoni) of the person whose food they subsist upon.
Words meanings summery:
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- यस्य (yasya) - whose, of whom
- अन्नेन (annena) - by food, with food
- 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
- ताम् (tām) - that, her
- ताम् (tām) - that, her
- योनिम् (yonim) - womb, origin, birth, state
- व्रजेत् (vrajet) - should go, should attain
- विप्रः (vipraḥ) - a brahmin, an inspired person
- यस्य (yasya) - whose, of whom
- अन्नम् (annam) - food, grain
- उपजीवति (upajīvati) - lives upon, subsists on, makes a living from
Words meanings and morphology
यस्य (yasya) - whose, of whom
(pronoun)
Genitive, masculine, singular of yad
yad - who, which, what (relative pronoun)
अन्नेन (annena) - by food, with food
(noun)
Instrumental, neuter, singular of anna
anna - food, grain
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)
ताम् (tām) - that, her
(pronoun)
Accusative, feminine, singular of tad
tad - that, she, it (demonstrative/personal pronoun)
ताम् (tām) - that, her
(pronoun)
Accusative, feminine, singular of tad
tad - that, she, it (demonstrative/personal pronoun)
योनिम् (yonim) - womb, origin, birth, state
(noun)
Accusative, feminine, singular of yoni
yoni - womb, origin, source, birth, species, state
व्रजेत् (vrajet) - should go, should attain
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhiliṅ) of vraj
Root: vraj (class 1)
विप्रः (vipraḥ) - a brahmin, an inspired person
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of vipra
vipra - a brahmin, an inspired person, a sage
यस्य (yasya) - whose, of whom
(pronoun)
Genitive, masculine, singular of yad
yad - who, which, what (relative pronoun)
अन्नम् (annam) - food, grain
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of anna
anna - food, grain
Root: ad (class 2)
उपजीवति (upajīvati) - lives upon, subsists on, makes a living from
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of upajīv
Prefix: upa
Root: jīv (class 1)