महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-90, verse-10

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श्वभिर्यश्च परिक्रामेद्यः शुना दष्ट एव च ।
परिवित्तिश्च यश्च स्याद्दुश्चर्मा गुरुतल्पगः ।
कुशीलवो देवलको नक्षत्रैर्यश्च जीवति ॥१०॥

10. śvabhiryaśca parikrāmedyaḥ śunā daṣṭa eva ca ,
parivittiśca yaśca syādduścarmā gurutalpagaḥ ,
kuśīlavo devalako nakṣatrairyaśca jīvati.

10. śvabhiḥ yaḥ ca parikrāmēt yaḥ śunā
daṣṭaḥ eva ca parivittiḥ ca yaḥ ca
syāt duścarma gurutalpagaḥ kuśīlavaḥ
devalakaḥ nakṣatraiḥ yaḥ ca jīvati

10. And one who wanders with dogs, and also one who has been bitten by a dog; and a 'parivitti' (a younger brother married before his elder brother); one with a skin disease; one who violates the (guru's) teacher's bed; an actor; a temple priest; and one who lives by astrology.

Words meanings summery:

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श्वभिः (śvabhiḥ) - with dogs (by/with dogs)

यः (yaḥ) - one who (who, which)

च (ca) - and, also

परिक्रामेत् (parikrāmēt) - (one who) wanders (may wander, should wander)

यः (yaḥ) - one who (who, which)

शुना (śunā) - by a dog

दष्टः (daṣṭaḥ) - bitten

एव (eva) - also, too (indeed, only, just)

च (ca) - and, also

परिवित्तिः (parivittiḥ) - a younger brother who marries before his elder brother

च (ca) - and, also

यः (yaḥ) - one who (who, which)

च (ca) - and, also

स्यात् (syāt) - (one who) is (may be, should be)

दुश्चर्म (duścarma) - one with a skin disease (having bad skin, suffering from a skin disease)

गुरुतल्पगः (gurutalpagaḥ) - one who violates the (guru's) teacher's bed (one who violates the guru's bed (commits incest with guru's wife), a grave sinner)

कुशीलवः (kuśīlavaḥ) - an actor, a bard, an entertainer

देवलकः (devalakaḥ) - a temple priest, one who serves an idol for money

नक्षत्रैः (nakṣatraiḥ) - by astrology (by stars, by constellations)

यः (yaḥ) - one who (who, which)

च (ca) - and, also

जीवति (jīvati) - lives by, earns a living from (lives, subsists)

Words meanings and morphology

श्वभिः (śvabhiḥ) - with dogs (by/with dogs)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of śvan

śvan - dog

यः (yaḥ) - one who (who, which)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yad

yad - who, which, what

relative pronoun

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

conjunction

परिक्रामेत् (parikrāmēt) - (one who) wanders (may wander, should wander)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhiliṅ) of parikram

Optative Active

derived from root 'kram' (to step, go) with upasarga 'pari'

Prefix: pari

Root: kram (class 1)

यः (yaḥ) - one who (who, which)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yad

yad - who, which, what

relative pronoun

शुना (śunā) - by a dog

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of śvan

śvan - dog

दष्टः (daṣṭaḥ) - bitten

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, singular of daṣṭa

daṣṭa - bitten, stung, afflicted

Past Passive Particatiaple

derived from root 'daṃś' (to bite)

Root: daṃś (class 1)

एव (eva) - also, too (indeed, only, just)

(indeclinable)

particle

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

conjunction

परिवित्तिः (parivittiḥ) - a younger brother who marries before his elder brother

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of parivitti

parivitti - a younger brother who marries or kindles the sacred fire before his elder brother (considered a sin)

derived from 'pari' (around) + root 'vid' (to find, obtain) with suffix 'ktin'

Prefix: pari

Root: vid (class 2)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

conjunction

यः (yaḥ) - one who (who, which)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yad

yad - who, which, what

relative pronoun

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

conjunction

स्यात् (syāt) - (one who) is (may be, should be)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhiliṅ) of as

Optative Active

derived from root 'as' (to be)

Root: as (class 2)

दुश्चर्म (duścarma) - one with a skin disease (having bad skin, suffering from a skin disease)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of duścarman

duścarman - having bad skin, suffering from a repulsive skin disease

derived from 'dus' (bad) and 'carman' (skin)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (dus+carman)

dus – bad, difficult, ill-
indeclinable
prefix
carman – skin, hide
noun (neuter)
Root: cṛ (class 6)

Note: Functions as a noun here.

गुरुतल्पगः (gurutalpagaḥ) - one who violates the (guru's) teacher's bed (one who violates the guru's bed (commits incest with guru's wife), a grave sinner)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of gurutalpaga

gurutalpaga - one who goes to the guru's bed, i.e., one who commits incest with the guru's wife (a 'mahāpātaka' or great sin)

derived from 'guru' (teacher) + 'talpa' (bed) + 'ga' (goer)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (guru+talpa+ga)

guru – teacher, preceptor, heavy
noun (masculine)
Root: gṝ (class 1)
talpa – bed, couch
noun (masculine)
Root: tṛp (class 4)
ga – going, moving, a goer
adjective (masculine)
agent noun
derived from root 'gam' (to go) with suffix 'ḍa'
Root: gam (class 1)

कुशीलवः (kuśīlavaḥ) - an actor, a bard, an entertainer

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kuśīlava

kuśīlava - an actor, a dancer, a singer, a bard, a jester, an entertainer (often regarded as a low profession)

derived from 'kuśīla' (bad conduct) or 'kuśīla' (proper name, legendary figure)

देवलकः (devalakaḥ) - a temple priest, one who serves an idol for money

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of devalaka

devalaka - a temple priest, one who makes a living by serving an idol (often considered undesirable for a Brahmin to perform for pay)

derived from 'devala' (a sage) or 'deva' (god) + suffix 'ka'

नक्षत्रैः (nakṣatraiḥ) - by astrology (by stars, by constellations)

(noun)