महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-13, chapter-135, verse-123
वेदान्तगो ब्राह्मणः स्यात्क्षत्रियो विजयी भवेत् ।
वैश्यो धनसमृद्धः स्याच्छूद्रः सुखमवाप्नुयात् ॥१२३॥
वैश्यो धनसमृद्धः स्याच्छूद्रः सुखमवाप्नुयात् ॥१२३॥
123. vedāntago brāhmaṇaḥ syātkṣatriyo vijayī bhavet ,
vaiśyo dhanasamṛddhaḥ syācchūdraḥ sukhamavāpnuyāt.
vaiśyo dhanasamṛddhaḥ syācchūdraḥ sukhamavāpnuyāt.
123.
vedāntagaḥ brāhmaṇaḥ syāt kṣatriyaḥ vijayī bhavet
vaiśyaḥ dhanasamṛddhaḥ syāt śūdraḥ sukham avāpnuyāt
vaiśyaḥ dhanasamṛddhaḥ syāt śūdraḥ sukham avāpnuyāt
123.
brāhmaṇaḥ vedāntagaḥ syāt kṣatriyaḥ vijayī bhavet
vaiśyaḥ dhanasamṛddhaḥ syāt śūdraḥ sukham avāpnuyāt
vaiśyaḥ dhanasamṛddhaḥ syāt śūdraḥ sukham avāpnuyāt
123.
A brāhmaṇa becomes learned in Vedānta; a kṣatriya becomes victorious; a vaiśya becomes rich with wealth; and a śūdra attains happiness.
Words meanings summery:
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- वेदान्तगः (vedāntagaḥ) - one who has reached the Vedānta, learned in Vedānta
- ब्राह्मणः (brāhmaṇaḥ) - a brāhmaṇa, one belonging to the priestly class
- स्यात् (syāt) - should be, may be, would be
- क्षत्रियः (kṣatriyaḥ) - a kṣatriya, one belonging to the warrior class
- विजयी (vijayī) - victorious, triumphant
- भवेत् (bhavet) - should be, may be, would be
- वैश्यः (vaiśyaḥ) - a vaiśya, one belonging to the merchant/agriculturist class
- धनसमृद्धः (dhanasamṛddhaḥ) - enriched with wealth, prosperous
- स्यात् (syāt) - should be, may be, would be
- शूद्रः (śūdraḥ) - a śūdra, one belonging to the laboring class
- सुखम् (sukham) - happiness, comfort, pleasure
- अवाप्नुयात् (avāpnuyāt) - may attain, should obtain
Words meanings and morphology
वेदान्तगः (vedāntagaḥ) - one who has reached the Vedānta, learned in Vedānta
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of vedāntaga
vedāntaga - one who has mastered Vedānta, one who understands Vedānta
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vedānta+ga)
- vedānta – the end of the Vedas, the Upaniṣads, the philosophy based on the Upaniṣads
noun (masculine) - ga – going, moving, reaching, attaining; one who goes
adjective (masculine)
Kṛt suffix -a
Derived from √gam (to go) with suffix -a
Root: gam (class 1)
ब्राह्मणः (brāhmaṇaḥ) - a brāhmaṇa, one belonging to the priestly class
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of brāhmaṇa
brāhmaṇa - a brāhmaṇa, one belonging to the priestly class, a theologian
Derived from brahman (Veda/sacred utterance) + aṇ
स्यात् (syāt) - should be, may be, would be
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, optative (liṅ) of as
Optative mood, 3rd person singular, active voice
Root as, Parasmaipada, Optative, 3rd singular
Root: as (class 2)
क्षत्रियः (kṣatriyaḥ) - a kṣatriya, one belonging to the warrior class
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of kṣatriya
kṣatriya - a kṣatriya, member of the warrior/ruling class
विजयी (vijayī) - victorious, triumphant
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of vijayin
vijayin - victorious, conqueror
Derived from vi-√ji + -in
Prefix: vi
Root: ji (class 1)
भवेत् (bhavet) - should be, may be, would be
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, optative (liṅ) of bhū
Optative mood, 3rd person singular, active voice
Root bhū, Parasmaipada, Optative, 3rd singular
Root: bhū (class 1)
वैश्यः (vaiśyaḥ) - a vaiśya, one belonging to the merchant/agriculturist class
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of vaiśya
vaiśya - a vaiśya, member of the merchant/agriculturist class
धनसमृद्धः (dhanasamṛddhaḥ) - enriched with wealth, prosperous
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of dhanasamṛddha
dhanasamṛddha - rich, wealthy, prosperous with riches
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dhana+samṛddha)
- dhana – wealth, riches, property
noun (neuter) - samṛddha – prosperous, rich, accomplished
adjective (masculine)
Past Passive Participle
Past passive participle of √ṛdh with sam- prefix
Prefix: sam
Root: ṛdh (class 4)
स्यात् (syāt) - should be, may be, would be
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, optative (liṅ) of as
Optative mood, 3rd person singular, active voice
Root as, Parasmaipada, Optative, 3rd singular
Root: as (class 2)
शूद्रः (śūdraḥ) - a śūdra, one belonging to the laboring class
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of śūdra
śūdra - a śūdra, member of the laboring class
सुखम् (sukham) - happiness, comfort, pleasure
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of sukha
sukha - happiness, joy, comfort, pleasure
अवाप्नुयात् (avāpnuyāt) - may attain, should obtain
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, optative (liṅ) of āp
Optative mood, 3rd person singular, active voice
Root āp, Parasmaipada, Optative, 3rd singular, with prefix ava-
Prefix: ava
Root: āp (class 5)