महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-13, chapter-4, verse-47
ततो ब्राह्मणतां यातो विश्वामित्रो महातपाः ।
क्षत्रियः सोऽप्यथ तथा ब्रह्मवंशस्य कारकः ॥४७॥
क्षत्रियः सोऽप्यथ तथा ब्रह्मवंशस्य कारकः ॥४७॥
47. tato brāhmaṇatāṁ yāto viśvāmitro mahātapāḥ ,
kṣatriyaḥ so'pyatha tathā brahmavaṁśasya kārakaḥ.
kṣatriyaḥ so'pyatha tathā brahmavaṁśasya kārakaḥ.
47.
tataḥ brāhmaṇatām yātaḥ viśvāmitraḥ mahātapāḥ
kṣatriyaḥ saḥ api atha tathā brahmavaṃśasya kārakaḥ
kṣatriyaḥ saḥ api atha tathā brahmavaṃśasya kārakaḥ
47.
mahātapāḥ viśvāmitraḥ tataḥ brāhmaṇatām yātaḥ.
saḥ kṣatriyaḥ api atha tathā brahmavaṃśasya kārakaḥ
saḥ kṣatriyaḥ api atha tathā brahmavaṃśasya kārakaḥ
47.
Then Viśvāmitra, who had performed great austerities (tapas), attained the status of a brahmin. Although he was a kṣatriya, he thus similarly became the founder of a brahmin lineage.
Words meanings summery:
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- ततः (tataḥ) - then (from that, then, thereafter)
- ब्राह्मणताम् (brāhmaṇatām) - the status of a brahmin (brahminhood, the state of being a brahmin)
- यातः (yātaḥ) - having attained (gone, attained, reached)
- विश्वामित्रः (viśvāmitraḥ) - Viśvāmitra (friend of all, Viśvāmitra (name of a sage))
- महातपाः (mahātapāḥ) - who had performed great austerities (tapas) (of great asceticism, practicing great austerities)
- क्षत्रियः (kṣatriyaḥ) - a kṣatriya (a member of the warrior class, a kṣatriya)
- सः (saḥ) - he (he, that)
- अपि (api) - although (also, even, although)
- अथ (atha) - thus (then, thus, now)
- तथा (tathā) - similarly (similarly, in that way, so)
- ब्रह्मवंशस्य (brahmavaṁśasya) - of a brahmin lineage (of the brahmin lineage, of the family of Brahmā)
- कारकः (kārakaḥ) - founder (maker, doer, producer, agent)
Words meanings and morphology
ततः (tataḥ) - then (from that, then, thereafter)
(indeclinable)
ब्राह्मणताम् (brāhmaṇatām) - the status of a brahmin (brahminhood, the state of being a brahmin)
(noun)
Accusative, feminine, singular of brāhmaṇatā
brāhmaṇatā - brahminhood, the state of being a brahmin
derived from brāhmaṇa + suffix -tā (feminine abstract noun)
यातः (yātaḥ) - having attained (gone, attained, reached)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of yāta
yāta - gone, attained, reached
Past Passive Participle
from √yā (to go)
Root: yā (class 2)
Note: Agrees with Viśvāmitraḥ
विश्वामित्रः (viśvāmitraḥ) - Viśvāmitra (friend of all, Viśvāmitra (name of a sage))
(proper noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of viśvāmitra
viśvāmitra - friend of all, Viśvāmitra (name of a sage)
महातपाः (mahātapāḥ) - who had performed great austerities (tapas) (of great asceticism, practicing great austerities)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of mahātapas
mahātapas - of great asceticism, practicing great austerities
Bahuvrīhi compound
Compound type : Bahuvrīhi (mahā+tapas)
- mahā – great, large
adjective - tapas – heat, asceticism, austerity
noun (neuter)
Root: tap (class 1)
Note: Agrees with Viśvāmitraḥ
क्षत्रियः (kṣatriyaḥ) - a kṣatriya (a member of the warrior class, a kṣatriya)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of kṣatriya
kṣatriya - a member of the warrior class, a kṣatriya
सः (saḥ) - he (he, that)
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of tad
tad - he, she, it, that
अपि (api) - although (also, even, although)
(indeclinable)
अथ (atha) - thus (then, thus, now)
(indeclinable)
तथा (tathā) - similarly (similarly, in that way, so)
(indeclinable)
ब्रह्मवंशस्य (brahmavaṁśasya) - of a brahmin lineage (of the brahmin lineage, of the family of Brahmā)
(noun)
Genitive, masculine, singular of brahmavaṃśa
brahmavaṁśa - brahmin lineage, family of Brahmā
Tatpuruṣa compound
Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (brahma+vaṃśa)
- brahma – brahmin, sacred knowledge, Brahmā
noun (masculine)
Root: bṛh - vaṃśa – bamboo, lineage, family, race
noun (masculine)
Root: vaś
कारकः (kārakaḥ) - founder (maker, doer, producer, agent)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of kāraka
kāraka - maker, doer, producer, agent
Agent Noun
from √kṛ (to do, make) with suffix -aka
Root: kṛ (class 8)
Note: Agrees with Viśvāmitraḥ / saḥ