महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-13, chapter-147, verse-25
ब्राह्मणानेव सेवस्व सत्कृत्य बहुमन्य च ।
एतेष्वेव त्विमे लोकाः कृत्स्ना इति निबोध तान् ॥२५॥
एतेष्वेव त्विमे लोकाः कृत्स्ना इति निबोध तान् ॥२५॥
25. brāhmaṇāneva sevasva satkṛtya bahumanya ca ,
eteṣveva tvime lokāḥ kṛtsnā iti nibodha tān.
eteṣveva tvime lokāḥ kṛtsnā iti nibodha tān.
25.
brāhmaṇān eva sevasva satkṛtya bahumanya ca |
eteṣu eva tu ime lokāḥ kṛtsnāḥ iti nibodha tān
eteṣu eva tu ime lokāḥ kṛtsnāḥ iti nibodha tān
25.
Indeed, serve the Brahmins alone, honoring them and holding them in high esteem. And understand that all these worlds (lokāḥ) are verily contained in them.
Words meanings summery:
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- ब्राह्मणान् (brāhmaṇān) - Brahmins
- एव (eva) - only, indeed, just
- सेवस्व (sevasva) - serve, attend to, honor
- सत्कृत्य (satkṛtya) - having honored, respectfully, reverently
- बहुमन्य (bahumanya) - regard highly, esteem greatly
- च (ca) - and, also
- एतेषु (eteṣu) - in these
- एव (eva) - only, indeed, just
- तु (tu) - but, on the other hand, indeed
- इमे (ime) - these
- लोकाः (lokāḥ) - worlds, realms
- कृत्स्नाः (kṛtsnāḥ) - entire, whole, complete
- इति (iti) - thus, thinking, in this way
- निबोध (nibodha) - understand, know, perceive
- तान् (tān) - them
Words meanings and morphology
ब्राह्मणान् (brāhmaṇān) - Brahmins
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, plural of brāhmaṇa
brāhmaṇa - Brahmin, one belonging to the priestly class
एव (eva) - only, indeed, just
(indeclinable)
सेवस्व (sevasva) - serve, attend to, honor
(verb)
2nd person , singular, middle, imperative (loṭ) of sev
Root: sev (class 1)
सत्कृत्य (satkṛtya) - having honored, respectfully, reverently
(indeclinable)
Prefix: sat
Root: kṛ (class 8)
Note: absolutive (gerund) form
बहुमन्य (bahumanya) - regard highly, esteem greatly
(verb)
2nd person , singular, middle, imperative (loṭ) of bahuman
Compound verb from 'bahu' (much) and root 'man' (to think)
Root: man (class 4)
च (ca) - and, also
(indeclinable)
एतेषु (eteṣu) - in these
(pronoun)
Locative, masculine, plural of etad
etad - this, these
एव (eva) - only, indeed, just
(indeclinable)
तु (tu) - but, on the other hand, indeed
(indeclinable)
इमे (ime) - these
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of idam
idam - this, these
लोकाः (lokāḥ) - worlds, realms
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of loka
loka - world, realm, people, universe
Root: lok (class 10)
कृत्स्नाः (kṛtsnāḥ) - entire, whole, complete
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of kṛtsna
kṛtsna - whole, entire, complete, all
इति (iti) - thus, thinking, in this way
(indeclinable)
निबोध (nibodha) - understand, know, perceive
(verb)
2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of nibudh
Prefix: ni
Root: budh (class 1)
तान् (tān) - them
(pronoun)
Accusative, masculine, plural of tad
tad - that, those, them