महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-13, chapter-131, verse-29
चौक्षश्चौक्षजनान्वेषी शेषान्नकृतभोजनः ।
वृथामांसान्यभुञ्जानः शूद्रो वैश्यत्वमृच्छति ॥२९॥
वृथामांसान्यभुञ्जानः शूद्रो वैश्यत्वमृच्छति ॥२९॥
29. caukṣaścaukṣajanānveṣī śeṣānnakṛtabhojanaḥ ,
vṛthāmāṁsānyabhuñjānaḥ śūdro vaiśyatvamṛcchati.
vṛthāmāṁsānyabhuñjānaḥ śūdro vaiśyatvamṛcchati.
29.
caukṣaḥ caukṣajanānveṣī śeṣānṇakṛtabhojanaḥ
vṛthāmāṃsāni abhuñjānaḥ śūdraḥ vaiśyatvam ṛcchati
vṛthāmāṃsāni abhuñjānaḥ śūdraḥ vaiśyatvam ṛcchati
29.
śūdraḥ caukṣaḥ caukṣajanānveṣī śeṣānṇakṛtabhojanaḥ
vṛthāmāṃsāni abhuñjānaḥ vaiśyatvam ṛcchati
vṛthāmāṃsāni abhuñjānaḥ vaiśyatvam ṛcchati
29.
A śūdra who is pure, seeks the company of pure people, eats only food that remains after offerings (śeṣānna), and abstains from eating meat not consecrated by a (Vedic) ritual (vṛthāmāṃsāni), attains the status of a vaiśya.
Words meanings summery:
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- चौक्षः (caukṣaḥ) - pure, clean, transparent
- चौक्षजनान्वेषी (caukṣajanānveṣī) - one who seeks/associates with pure people
- शेषान्णकृतभोजनः (śeṣānṇakṛtabhojanaḥ) - one who eats food that is left over (after offering/serving)
- वृथामांसानि (vṛthāmāṁsāni) - meat not consecrated by a Vedic ritual (improper meat, meat not offered in a Vedic ritual)
- अभुञ्जानः (abhuñjānaḥ) - not eating, abstaining from eating
- शूद्रः (śūdraḥ) - a śūdra
- वैश्यत्वम् (vaiśyatvam) - the state of being a vaiśya, vaiśya-hood
- ऋच्छति (ṛcchati) - attains, reaches, goes to
Words meanings and morphology
चौक्षः (caukṣaḥ) - pure, clean, transparent
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of caukṣa
caukṣa - pure, clean, transparent, honest
चौक्षजनान्वेषी (caukṣajanānveṣī) - one who seeks/associates with pure people
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of caukṣajanānveṣin
caukṣajanānveṣin - one who seeks/associates with pure people
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (caukṣajana+anveṣin)
- caukṣajana – a pure person
noun (masculine) - anveṣin – one who searches, seeker, investigator
adjective (masculine)
Agent noun
Derived from root iṣ (to seek) with prefix anu-
Prefix: anu
Root: iṣ (class 4)
शेषान्णकृतभोजनः (śeṣānṇakṛtabhojanaḥ) - one who eats food that is left over (after offering/serving)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of śeṣānṇakṛtabhojana
śeṣānṇakṛtabhojana - one who eats food that is left over (śeṣānna)
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (śeṣānna+kṛtabhojana)
- śeṣānna – leftover food, remnants of food
noun (neuter) - kṛtabhojana – one who has eaten, having eaten food
adjective (masculine)
Compound of kṛta (done) and bhojana (eating/food)
वृथामांसानि (vṛthāmāṁsāni) - meat not consecrated by a Vedic ritual (improper meat, meat not offered in a Vedic ritual)
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, plural of vṛthāmāṃsa
vṛthāmāṁsa - improper meat, meat not offered in ritual
Compound type : karmadhāraya (vṛthā+māṃsa)
- vṛthā – in vain, uselessly, improperly
indeclinable - māṃsa – meat, flesh
noun (neuter)
अभुञ्जानः (abhuñjānaḥ) - not eating, abstaining from eating
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of abhuñjāna
abhuñjāna - not eating
Present Active Participle
Present active participle of root bhuj (to eat/enjoy) with negation prefix 'a-'
Prefix: a
Root: bhuj (class 7)
शूद्रः (śūdraḥ) - a śūdra
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of śūdra
śūdra - a member of the fourth social class
वैश्यत्वम् (vaiśyatvam) - the state of being a vaiśya, vaiśya-hood
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of vaiśyatva
vaiśyatva - the state or condition of a vaiśya
Derived from 'vaiśya' with suffix '-tva' indicating state or quality
ऋच्छति (ṛcchati) - attains, reaches, goes to
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of ṛcch
Root: ṛc (class 6)