महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-13, chapter-131, verse-46
ब्राह्मणो वाप्यसद्वृत्तः सर्वसंकरभोजनः ।
ब्राह्मण्यं पुण्यमुत्सृज्य शूद्रो भवति तादृशः ॥४६॥
ब्राह्मण्यं पुण्यमुत्सृज्य शूद्रो भवति तादृशः ॥४६॥
46. brāhmaṇo vāpyasadvṛttaḥ sarvasaṁkarabhojanaḥ ,
brāhmaṇyaṁ puṇyamutsṛjya śūdro bhavati tādṛśaḥ.
brāhmaṇyaṁ puṇyamutsṛjya śūdro bhavati tādṛśaḥ.
46.
brāhmaṇaḥ vā api asadvṛttaḥ sarvasaṃkarabhojanaḥ
brāhmaṇyam puṇyam utsṛjya śūdraḥ bhavati tādṛśaḥ
brāhmaṇyam puṇyam utsṛjya śūdraḥ bhavati tādṛśaḥ
46.
brāhmaṇaḥ vā api asadvṛttaḥ sarvasaṃkarabhojanaḥ
puṇyam brāhmaṇyam utsṛjya śūdraḥ tādṛśaḥ bhavati
puṇyam brāhmaṇyam utsṛjya śūdraḥ tādṛśaḥ bhavati
46.
Conversely, a brahmin of bad conduct who partakes of all mixed (impure) foods, having abandoned the sacred status of a brahmin (brāhmaṇya), becomes a śūdra of that nature.
Words meanings summery:
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- ब्राह्मणः (brāhmaṇaḥ) - a brahmin; a member of the priestly class
- वा (vā) - "conversely" or "on the other hand" in this context (or; either; also)
- अपि (api) - even; also; moreover
- असद्वृत्तः (asadvṛttaḥ) - of bad conduct; ill-behaved; unvirtuous
- सर्वसंकरभोजनः (sarvasaṁkarabhojanaḥ) - one who eats all mixed foods; one who consumes impure or prohibited food
- ब्राह्मण्यम् (brāhmaṇyam) - the sacred status or spiritual merit associated with brahminhood (brahminhood; the state or quality of being a brahmin)
- पुण्यम् (puṇyam) - merit; sacredness; righteousness; virtue
- उत्सृज्य (utsṛjya) - having abandoned; having given up; having renounced
- शूद्रः (śūdraḥ) - a member of the lowest social class; worker
- भवति (bhavati) - becomes; is; exists
- तादृशः (tādṛśaḥ) - of the nature of a śūdra (as opposed to a brahmin) (such; of that kind; like that)
Words meanings and morphology
ब्राह्मणः (brāhmaṇaḥ) - a brahmin; a member of the priestly class
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of brāhmaṇa
brāhmaṇa - brahmin; a member of the priestly class
वा (vā) - "conversely" or "on the other hand" in this context (or; either; also)
(indeclinable)
अपि (api) - even; also; moreover
(indeclinable)
असद्वृत्तः (asadvṛttaḥ) - of bad conduct; ill-behaved; unvirtuous
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of asadvṛtta
asadvṛtta - of bad conduct; ill-behaved; unvirtuous
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (asat+vṛtta)
- asat – not good; bad; non-existent; unreal
adjective
negation of sat
Root: as (class 2) - vṛtta – conduct; behavior; action; occurrence
noun (neuter)
Past Passive Participle
from root VṚT (to be, to exist, to turn)
Root: vṛt (class 1)
सर्वसंकरभोजनः (sarvasaṁkarabhojanaḥ) - one who eats all mixed foods; one who consumes impure or prohibited food
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of sarvasaṃkarabhojana
sarvasaṁkarabhojana - one who eats all mixed foods; one who consumes impure or prohibited food
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sarva+saṃkara+bhojana)
- sarva – all; every; whole
pronoun (masculine) - saṃkara – mixture; confusion; impurity; hybrid
noun (masculine)
from root KṚ (to do) with upasarga SAM
Prefix: sam
Root: kṛ (class 8) - bhojana – eating; food; meal
noun (neuter)
from root BHUJ (to eat, to enjoy)
Root: bhuj (class 7)
ब्राह्मण्यम् (brāhmaṇyam) - the sacred status or spiritual merit associated with brahminhood (brahminhood; the state or quality of being a brahmin)
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of brāhmaṇya
brāhmaṇya - brahminhood; the state or quality of being a brahmin
formed from brāhmaṇa with suffix -ya
Note: Object of the absolutive 'utsṛjya'.
पुण्यम् (puṇyam) - merit; sacredness; righteousness; virtue
(adjective)
Accusative, neuter, singular of puṇya
puṇya - merit; sacredness; righteousness; virtue
Root: pū (class 1)
उत्सृज्य (utsṛjya) - having abandoned; having given up; having renounced
(indeclinable)
Absolutive (Gerund)
from root SṚJ (to create, to abandon) with upasarga UD
Prefix: ud
Root: sṛj (class 6)
शूद्रः (śūdraḥ) - a member of the lowest social class; worker
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of śūdra
śūdra - a member of the lowest social class; worker
भवति (bhavati) - becomes; is; exists
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of bhū
Root: bhū (class 1)
तादृशः (tādṛśaḥ) - of the nature of a śūdra (as opposed to a brahmin) (such; of that kind; like that)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of tādṛśa
tādṛśa - such; of that kind; like that