महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-13, chapter-48, verse-31
यदृच्छयोपसंपन्नैर्यज्ञसाधुबहिष्कृतैः ।
बाह्या बाह्यैस्तु जायन्ते यथावृत्ति यथाश्रयम् ॥३१॥
बाह्या बाह्यैस्तु जायन्ते यथावृत्ति यथाश्रयम् ॥३१॥
31. yadṛcchayopasaṁpannairyajñasādhubahiṣkṛtaiḥ ,
bāhyā bāhyaistu jāyante yathāvṛtti yathāśrayam.
bāhyā bāhyaistu jāyante yathāvṛtti yathāśrayam.
31.
yadṛcchayā upasaṃpannaiḥ yajñasādhubahiṣkṛtaiḥ
bāhyā bāhyaiḥ tu jāyante yathāvṛtti yathāśrayam
bāhyā bāhyaiḥ tu jāyante yathāvṛtti yathāśrayam
31.
Those who have by chance joined (these mixed groups), being excluded from Vedic rituals (yajña) and proper society, become outcasts even among outcasts, according to their conduct and their dwelling place.
Words meanings summery:
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- यदृच्छया (yadṛcchayā) - by chance, by one's own will, spontaneously
- उपसंपन्नैः (upasaṁpannaiḥ) - refers to individuals who have fallen into or joined these mixed groups (by those who have approached, by those who have attained, by those who have joined)
- यज्ञसाधुबहिष्कृतैः (yajñasādhubahiṣkṛtaiḥ) - refers to exclusion from religious rites and virtuous people/community (by those excluded from Vedic rituals and proper society)
- बाह्या (bāhyā) - used substantively here to mean 'outcasts' (outcasts, external ones)
- बाह्यैः (bāhyaiḥ) - denotes the group within which they become outcasts (by outcasts, among outcasts)
- तु (tu) - but, indeed, however
- जायन्ते (jāyante) - are born, become
- यथावृत्ति (yathāvṛtti) - according to their conduct, according to their livelihood
- यथाश्रयम् (yathāśrayam) - according to their dwelling, according to their abode
Words meanings and morphology
यदृच्छया (yadṛcchayā) - by chance, by one's own will, spontaneously
(noun)
Instrumental, feminine, singular of yadṛcchā
yadṛcchā - chance, accident, free will, spontaneity
from yad (what) + ṛcchā (wish)
Root: ṛch (class 1)
उपसंपन्नैः (upasaṁpannaiḥ) - refers to individuals who have fallen into or joined these mixed groups (by those who have approached, by those who have attained, by those who have joined)
(adjective)
Instrumental, masculine, plural of upasaṃpanna
upasaṁpanna - approached, attained, furnished with, joined
Past Passive Participle
from upa + sam + √pad 'to go, to fall into, to happen'
Prefixes: upa+sam
Root: pad (class 4)
Note: Agrees with the implied subject of 'jāyante' (those who are born).
यज्ञसाधुबहिष्कृतैः (yajñasādhubahiṣkṛtaiḥ) - refers to exclusion from religious rites and virtuous people/community (by those excluded from Vedic rituals and proper society)
(adjective)
Instrumental, masculine, plural of yajñasādhubahiṣkṛta
yajñasādhubahiṣkṛta - excluded from Vedic rituals and good/virtuous people/society
Compound type : dvandva-tatpuruṣa (combination) (yajña+sādhu+bahiṣkṛta)
- yajña – Vedic ritual, sacrifice, worship
noun (masculine)
from √yaj 'to worship, sacrifice'
Root: yaj (class 1) - sādhu – good, virtuous, righteous, holy man
noun (masculine)
from √sādh 'to accomplish, succeed'
Root: sādh (class 5) - bahiṣkṛta – excluded, expelled, ostracized
adjective (masculine)
Past Passive Participle
from bahiṣ + √kṛ 'to do/make'
Prefix: bahiṣ
Root: kṛ (class 8)
Note: Agrees with 'upasaṃpannaiḥ'.
बाह्या (bāhyā) - used substantively here to mean 'outcasts' (outcasts, external ones)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of bāhya
bāhya - external, outer, outcast, foreign
from bahiṣ (outside) + ya (suffix)
Note: It is the subject of 'jāyante'.
बाह्यैः (bāhyaiḥ) - denotes the group within which they become outcasts (by outcasts, among outcasts)
(adjective)
Instrumental, masculine, plural of bāhya
bāhya - external, outer, outcast, foreign
from bahiṣ (outside) + ya (suffix)
तु (tu) - but, indeed, however
(indeclinable)
Note: Used for emphasis or slight contrast.
जायन्ते (jāyante) - are born, become
(verb)
3rd person , plural, active, present indicative (laṭ) of jan
Present Indicative
ātmanepada, 3rd person plural, Present Tense, from root √jan (class 4)
Root: jan (class 4)
Note: Used in a passive sense: 'they are born' or 'they become'.
यथावृत्ति (yathāvṛtti) - according to their conduct, according to their livelihood
(indeclinable)
an indeclinable compound (avyayībhāva)
Compound type : avyayībhāva (yathā+vṛtti)
- yathā – as, according to, in which way
indeclinable - vṛtti – conduct, behavior, livelihood, activity
noun (feminine)
from √vṛt 'to turn, exist', with -ti suffix
Root: vṛt (class 1)
Note: It functions as an adverbial phrase.
यथाश्रयम् (yathāśrayam) - according to their dwelling, according to their abode
(indeclinable)
an indeclinable compound (avyayībhāva)
Compound type : avyayībhāva (yathā+āśraya)
- yathā – as, according to, in which way
indeclinable - āśraya – dwelling, abode, refuge, resort
noun (masculine)
from ā + √śri 'to lean on, resort to'
Prefix: ā
Root: śri (class 1)
Note: It functions as an adverbial phrase.