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13,90

महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-90, verse-11

एतानिह विजानीयादपाङ्क्तेयान्द्विजाधमान् ।
शूद्राणामुपदेशं च ये कुर्वन्त्यल्पचेतसः ॥११॥
11. etāniha vijānīyādapāṅkteyāndvijādhamān ,
śūdrāṇāmupadeśaṁ ca ye kurvantyalpacetasaḥ.
11. etāni iha vijānīyāt apāṅkteyān dvijādhamān
śūdrāṇām upadeśam ca ye kurvanti alpacetasaḥ
11. iha ye alpacetasaḥ śūdrāṇām upadeśam kurvanti ca,
etāni apāṅkteyān dvijādhamān vijānīyāt.
11. Here, one should recognize as the lowest among the twice-born (dvija) and unfit for communal dining, those foolish ones who impart instruction to śūdras.

Words meanings summery:

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  • एतानि (etāni) - these
  • इह (iha) - here, in this matter
  • विजानीयात् (vijānīyāt) - one should know, should recognize
  • अपाङ्क्तेयान् (apāṅkteyān) - those unfit for a line (at a meal), outcasts, excluded from communal dining
  • द्विजाधमान् (dvijādhamān) - the lowest among the twice-born (dvija)
  • शूद्राणाम् (śūdrāṇām) - of the śūdras
  • उपदेशम् (upadeśam) - instruction, teaching
  • (ca) - and
  • ये (ye) - who, those who
  • कुर्वन्ति (kurvanti) - they do, they perform, they give
  • अल्पचेतसः (alpacetasaḥ) - those of little intelligence, foolish

Words meanings and morphology

एतानि (etāni) - these
(pronoun)
Accusative, neuter, plural of etad
etad - this, these
इह (iha) - here, in this matter
(indeclinable)
विजानीयात् (vijānīyāt) - one should know, should recognize
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhiliṅ) of jñā
Prefix: vi
Root: jñā (class 9)
अपाङ्क्तेयान् (apāṅkteyān) - those unfit for a line (at a meal), outcasts, excluded from communal dining
(adjective)
Accusative, masculine, plural of apāṅkteya
apāṅkteya - unfit for a pāṅkti (line/row for dining), unacceptable for communal dining
From pāṅkti + -eya (fit for) with negative prefix 'a-'.
Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+pāṅkteya)
  • a – not, non-, un-
    indeclinable
    Negative prefix
  • pāṅkteya – fit for a line/row, acceptable for communal dining
    adjective (masculine)
    Derived from pāṅkti (line, row, assembly for dining)
द्विजाधमान् (dvijādhamān) - the lowest among the twice-born (dvija)
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, plural of dvijādhama
dvijādhama - lowest of the twice-born, degraded brahmin
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dvija+adhama)
  • dvija – twice-born; a brahmin, kṣatriya, vaiśya
    noun (masculine)
  • adhama – lowest, worst, mean
    adjective (masculine)
शूद्राणाम् (śūdrāṇām) - of the śūdras
(noun)
Genitive, masculine, plural of śūdra
śūdra - a member of the fourth social class
उपदेशम् (upadeśam) - instruction, teaching
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of upadeśa
upadeśa - instruction, teaching, advice
Prefix: upa
Root: diś (class 6)
(ca) - and
(indeclinable)
ये (ye) - who, those who
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of yad
yad - who, which, what, that
कुर्वन्ति (kurvanti) - they do, they perform, they give
(verb)
3rd person , plural, active, present (laṭ) of kṛ
Root: kṛ (class 8)
अल्पचेतसः (alpacetasaḥ) - those of little intelligence, foolish
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of alpacetas
alpacetas - of small mind or intellect, foolish, ignorant
Compound type : bahuvrihi (alpa+cetas)
  • alpa – little, small, few
    adjective
  • cetas – mind, intellect, consciousness
    noun (neuter)