महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-65, verse-40

ब्राह्मणैः सहिता यान्ति तस्मात्परतरं पदम् ।
एकं गोब्राह्मणं तस्मात्प्रवदन्ति मनीषिणः ॥४०॥

40. brāhmaṇaiḥ sahitā yānti tasmātparataraṁ padam ,
ekaṁ gobrāhmaṇaṁ tasmātpravadanti manīṣiṇaḥ.

40. brāhmaṇaiḥ sahitāḥ yānti tasmāt parataram padam
ekam go-brāhmaṇam tasmāt pravadanti manīṣiṇaḥ

40. brāhmaṇaiḥ sahitāḥ (gāvaḥ) tasmāt parataram padam
yānti tasmāt manīṣiṇaḥ ekam go-brāhmaṇam pravadanti

40. Accompanied by wise (brāhmaṇas), they (cows) attain that supreme state. Therefore, the sagacious declare the cow and the (brāhmaṇa) to be one.

Words meanings summery:

• ब्राह्मणैः (brāhmaṇaiḥ) - by Brahmins, with Brahmins

• सहिताः (sahitāḥ) - cows accompanied by (accompanied, joined, together with)

• यान्ति (yānti) - they go, they proceed, they attain

• तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore, from that, from it

• परतरम् (parataram) - higher, superior, supreme

• पदम् (padam) - supreme state or abode (state, abode, position)

• एकम् (ekam) - one, single

• गो-ब्राह्मणम् (go-brāhmaṇam) - cow and Brahmin

• तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore, from that, from it

• प्रवदन्ति (pravadanti) - they declare, they proclaim, they speak

• मनीषिणः (manīṣiṇaḥ) - wise men, sagacious ones

Words meanings and morphology

ब्राह्मणैः (brāhmaṇaiḥ) - by Brahmins, with Brahmins

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of brāhmaṇa

brāhmaṇa - Brahmin, one belonging to the priestly class, relating to Brahman (brāhmaṇa)

सहिताः (sahitāḥ) - cows accompanied by (accompanied, joined, together with)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of sahita

sahita - accompanied by, joined with, together with

Past Passive Participle

Derived from prefix sa- (with) and root dhā (to place), with 'i' as connecting vowel.

Prefix: sa

Root: dhā (class 3)

Note: Visarga (ḥ) is restored for grammatical correctness, although absent in original Devanagari due to sandhi.

यान्ति (yānti) - they go, they proceed, they attain

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of yā

Root: yā (class 2)

तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore, from that, from it

(indeclinable)

Note: Used as an indeclinable meaning 'therefore' or 'from that'.

परतरम् (parataram) - higher, superior, supreme

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of paratara

paratara - higher, superior, more excellent, supreme

Comparative degree of 'para' (far, distant, higher).

पदम् (padam) - supreme state or abode (state, abode, position)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of pada

pada - foot, step, position, state, abode, word

Root: pad (class 4)

एकम् (ekam) - one, single

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of eka

eka - one, single, unique, alone

गो-ब्राह्मणम् (go-brāhmaṇam) - cow and Brahmin

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of go-brāhmaṇa

go-brāhmaṇa - cow and Brahmin (brāhmaṇa)

Compound type : dvandva (go+brāhmaṇa)

• go – cow, earth, ray of light
  noun (masculine/feminine)
• brāhmaṇa – Brahmin, one belonging to the priestly class (brāhmaṇa)
  noun (masculine)

तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore, from that, from it

(indeclinable)

Note: Used as an indeclinable meaning 'therefore' or 'from that'.

प्रवदन्ति (pravadanti) - they declare, they proclaim, they speak

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of pra-vad

Prefix: pra

Root: vad (class 1)

मनीषिणः (manīṣiṇaḥ) - wise men, sagacious ones

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of manīṣin

manīṣin - wise, intelligent, sagacious (as a noun: a wise man)

Derived from manīṣā (wisdom) + suffix -in.

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