महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-13, chapter-33, verse-19
शका यवनकाम्बोजास्तास्ताः क्षत्रियजातयः ।
वृषलत्वं परिगता ब्राह्मणानामदर्शनात् ॥१९॥
वृषलत्वं परिगता ब्राह्मणानामदर्शनात् ॥१९॥
19. śakā yavanakāmbojāstāstāḥ kṣatriyajātayaḥ ,
vṛṣalatvaṁ parigatā brāhmaṇānāmadarśanāt.
vṛṣalatvaṁ parigatā brāhmaṇānāmadarśanāt.
19.
śakāḥ yavanakāmbojāḥ tāḥ tāḥ kṣatriyajātayaḥ
vr̥ṣalatvam parigatāḥ brāhmaṇānām adarśanāt
vr̥ṣalatvam parigatāḥ brāhmaṇānām adarśanāt
19.
śakāḥ yavanakāmbojāḥ tāḥ tāḥ kṣatriyajātayaḥ
brāhmaṇānām adarśanāt vr̥ṣalatvam parigatāḥ
brāhmaṇānām adarśanāt vr̥ṣalatvam parigatāḥ
19.
The Śakas, Yavanas, and Kambojas—those various kṣatriya tribes—have fallen into the state of śūdras (vr̥ṣalatva) due to the absence of Brahmins.
Words meanings summery:
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- शकाः (śakāḥ) - Śakas (a people/tribe)
- यवनकाम्बोजाः (yavanakāmbojāḥ) - Yavanas and Kambojas (names of tribes/peoples)
- ताः (tāḥ) - referring to the kṣatriya tribes (those)
- ताः (tāḥ) - referring to the kṣatriya tribes (those)
- क्षत्रियजातयः (kṣatriyajātayaḥ) - kṣatriya tribes/castes
- व्र्̥षलत्वम् (vr̥ṣalatvam) - fallen into the lowest social class, having lost their kṣatriya status (state of a śūdra, low status)
- परिगताः (parigatāḥ) - have fallen into (the state of śūdras) (having reached, attained, fallen into)
- ब्राह्मणानाम् (brāhmaṇānām) - of Brahmins
- अदर्शनात् (adarśanāt) - due to the absence or non-observance of Brahmins (e.g., their teachings or presence) (from not seeing, due to the absence, due to lack of observation)
Words meanings and morphology
शकाः (śakāḥ) - Śakas (a people/tribe)
(proper noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of śaka
śaka - name of a Scythian tribe
यवनकाम्बोजाः (yavanakāmbojāḥ) - Yavanas and Kambojas (names of tribes/peoples)
(proper noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of yavanakāmboja
yavanakāmboja - Yavanas and Kambojas (tribes)
Dvanda compound
Compound type : dvandva (yavana+kāmboja)
- yavana – Ionian, Greek, a foreigner
proper noun (masculine) - kāmboja – name of a tribe/country
proper noun (masculine)
ताः (tāḥ) - referring to the kṣatriya tribes (those)
(pronoun)
Nominative, feminine, plural of tad
tad - that, those
Demonstrative pronoun
Note: Used in repetition 'tāstāḥ' to denote 'various' or 'those particular'.
ताः (tāḥ) - referring to the kṣatriya tribes (those)
(pronoun)
Nominative, feminine, plural of tad
tad - that, those
Demonstrative pronoun
Note: Used in repetition 'tāstāḥ' to denote 'various' or 'those particular'.
क्षत्रियजातयः (kṣatriyajātayaḥ) - kṣatriya tribes/castes
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, plural of kṣatriyajāti
kṣatriyajāti - kṣatriya tribe, kṣatriya lineage
Tatpuruṣa compound
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kṣatriya+jāti)
- kṣatriya – warrior, belonging to the kṣatriya class
noun (masculine) - jāti – birth, lineage, tribe, caste, kind
noun (feminine)
Root: jan (class 4)
व्र्̥षलत्वम् (vr̥ṣalatvam) - fallen into the lowest social class, having lost their kṣatriya status (state of a śūdra, low status)
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of vr̥ṣalatva
vr̥ṣalatva - state of being a śūdra, low status
Noun formed with suffix -tva from vr̥ṣala ('śūdra')
परिगताः (parigatāḥ) - have fallen into (the state of śūdras) (having reached, attained, fallen into)
(adjective)
Nominative, feminine, plural of parigata
parigata - gone around, encompassed, reached, attained
Past Passive Participle
From prefix pari- + root gam ('to go')
Prefix: pari
Root: gam (class 1)
Note: Used predicatively.
ब्राह्मणानाम् (brāhmaṇānām) - of Brahmins
(noun)
Genitive, masculine, plural of brāhmaṇa
brāhmaṇa - Brahmin, relating to Brahman
अदर्शनात् (adarśanāt) - due to the absence or non-observance of Brahmins (e.g., their teachings or presence) (from not seeing, due to the absence, due to lack of observation)
(noun)
Ablative, neuter, singular of adarśana
adarśana - not seeing, absence, disappearance, lack of vision
Noun formed from negative prefix a- + root dr̥ś ('to see') + suffix -ana
Prefix: a
Root: dr̥ś (class 1)