महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-13, chapter-131, verse-58
एतत्ते सर्वमाख्यातं यथा शूद्रो भवेद्द्विजः ।
ब्राह्मणो वा च्युतो धर्माद्यथा शूद्रत्वमाप्नुते ॥५८॥
ब्राह्मणो वा च्युतो धर्माद्यथा शूद्रत्वमाप्नुते ॥५८॥
58. etatte sarvamākhyātaṁ yathā śūdro bhaveddvijaḥ ,
brāhmaṇo vā cyuto dharmādyathā śūdratvamāpnute.
brāhmaṇo vā cyuto dharmādyathā śūdratvamāpnute.
58.
etat te sarvam ākhyātaṃ yathā śūdraḥ bhavet dvijaḥ
brāhmaṇaḥ vā cyutaḥ dharmāt yathā śūdratvam āpnute
brāhmaṇaḥ vā cyutaḥ dharmāt yathā śūdratvam āpnute
58.
etat sarvam te ākhyātaṃ yathā śūdraḥ dvijaḥ bhavet
vā yathā brāhmaṇaḥ dharmāt cyutaḥ śūdratvam āpnute
vā yathā brāhmaṇaḥ dharmāt cyutaḥ śūdratvam āpnute
58.
All this has been explained to you: how a śūdra may become a twice-born (dvija), and conversely, how a Brahmin who has deviated from his natural law (dharma) attains the state of a śūdra.
Words meanings summery:
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- एतत् (etat) - this, all this
- ते (te) - to you
- सर्वम् (sarvam) - all, everything
- आख्यातं (ākhyātaṁ) - has been told, explained
- यथा (yathā) - how, as, in which way
- शूद्रः (śūdraḥ) - a śūdra (member of the fourth varna)
- भवेत् (bhavet) - may become, should become
- द्विजः (dvijaḥ) - a twice-born (Brahmin, Kshatriya, or Vaishya)
- ब्राह्मणः (brāhmaṇaḥ) - a Brahmin
- वा (vā) - or, and
- च्युतः (cyutaḥ) - fallen, deviated, deprived of
- धर्मात् (dharmāt) - from his natural law (dharma) (from `dharma`, from duty/righteousness)
- यथा (yathā) - how, as, in which way
- शूद्रत्वम् (śūdratvam) - the state of being a śūdra, śūdra-hood
- आप्नुते (āpnute) - obtains, reaches, attains
Words meanings and morphology
एतत् (etat) - this, all this
(pronoun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of etad
etad - this, that
ते (te) - to you
(pronoun)
Dative, singular of tvad
tvad - you
सर्वम् (sarvam) - all, everything
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of sarva
sarva - all, every, whole, complete
आख्यातं (ākhyātaṁ) - has been told, explained
(adjective)
Nominative, neuter, singular of ākhyāta
ākhyāta - told, narrated, explained, proclaimed
Past Passive Participle
Prefix: ā
Root: khyā (class 2)
यथा (yathā) - how, as, in which way
(indeclinable)
शूद्रः (śūdraḥ) - a śūdra (member of the fourth varna)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of śūdra
śūdra - a member of the fourth varna, a laborer, a servant
भवेत् (bhavet) - may become, should become
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhiliṅ) of bhū
Root: bhū (class 1)
द्विजः (dvijaḥ) - a twice-born (Brahmin, Kshatriya, or Vaishya)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of dvija
dvija - twice-born (a member of the first three varnas: Brahmin, Kshatriya, Vaishya), a bird, a tooth
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dvi+ja)
- dvi – two, twice
numeral - ja – born, produced from
adjective (masculine)
suffix used to form agent nouns/adjectives from roots
Derived from root `jan`
Root: jan (class 4)
ब्राह्मणः (brāhmaṇaḥ) - a Brahmin
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of brāhmaṇa
brāhmaṇa - a Brahmin, a priest, belonging to or relating to Brahman
वा (vā) - or, and
(indeclinable)
च्युतः (cyutaḥ) - fallen, deviated, deprived of
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of cyuta
cyuta - fallen, dropped, deviated from, deprived of
Past Passive Participle
Root: cyu (class 1)
धर्मात् (dharmāt) - from his natural law (dharma) (from `dharma`, from duty/righteousness)
(noun)
Ablative, masculine, singular of dharma
dharma - natural law, constitution, intrinsic nature, duty, righteousness, virtue, cosmic order
यथा (yathā) - how, as, in which way
(indeclinable)
शूद्रत्वम् (śūdratvam) - the state of being a śūdra, śūdra-hood
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of śūdratva
śūdratva - the state or condition of being a śūdra, śūdra-hood
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śūdra+tva)
- śūdra – a member of the fourth varna, a laborer, a servant
noun (masculine) - tva – state, condition, -ness, -hood (suffix forming abstract nouns)
suffix (neuter)
Suffix `tva` forming neuter abstract nouns
आप्नुते (āpnute) - obtains, reaches, attains
(verb)
3rd person , singular, middle, present indicative (laṭ) of āp
Root: āp (class 5)