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महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-91, verse-43

चण्डालश्वपचौ वर्ज्यौ निवापे समुपस्थिते ।
काषायवासी कुष्ठी वा पतितो ब्रह्महापि वा ॥४३॥
43. caṇḍālaśvapacau varjyau nivāpe samupasthite ,
kāṣāyavāsī kuṣṭhī vā patito brahmahāpi vā.
43. caṇḍālaśvapacau varjyau nivāpe samupasthite
kāṣāyavāsī kuṣṭhī vā patitaḥ brahmahā api vā
43. When an offering (nivāpa) is being performed, a caṇḍāla (outcaste) and a śvapaca (dog-eater) should be avoided. Also to be avoided are someone wearing reddish-brown garments, a leper, an outcast, or a slayer of a brahmin.

Words meanings summery:

(Scroll down for elaborated words morphology)

  • चण्डालश्वपचौ (caṇḍālaśvapacau) - a caṇḍāla and a śvapaca
  • वर्ज्यौ (varjyau) - to be avoided (dual)
  • निवापे (nivāpe) - in an offering, during a libation
  • समुपस्थिते (samupasthite) - when the offering (nivāpa) is present or being performed (being present, having arrived, when present)
  • काषायवासी (kāṣāyavāsī) - one wearing reddish-brown garments (a mendicant/ascetic)
  • कुष्ठी (kuṣṭhī) - a leper
  • वा (vā) - or, either
  • पतितः (patitaḥ) - an outcast, fallen person
  • ब्रह्महा (brahmahā) - a slayer of a brahmin
  • अपि (api) - also, even, too
  • वा (vā) - or, either

Words meanings and morphology

चण्डालश्वपचौ (caṇḍālaśvapacau) - a caṇḍāla and a śvapaca
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, dual of caṇḍālaśvapaca
caṇḍālaśvapaca - a caṇḍāla (outcaste) and a śvapaca (dog-eater)
Compound type : dvandva (caṇḍāla+śvapaca)
  • caṇḍāla – a person of the lowest and most despised caste, an outcaste
    noun (masculine)
  • śvapaca – a dog-cooker or dog-eater, an outcaste
    noun (masculine)
वर्ज्यौ (varjyau) - to be avoided (dual)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, dual of varjya
varjya - to be avoided, excluded, forbidden
Gerundive (Potential Passive Participle)
Formed from root 'vṛj' (to avoid) + 'yat' suffix.
Root: vṛj
निवापे (nivāpe) - in an offering, during a libation
(noun)
Locative, masculine, singular of nivāpa
nivāpa - offering, libation, strewing, sowing
Prefix: ni
Root: vap (class 1)
समुपस्थिते (samupasthite) - when the offering (nivāpa) is present or being performed (being present, having arrived, when present)
(adjective)
Locative, masculine, singular of samupasthita
samupasthita - present, standing near, having arrived, ready
Past Passive Participle
Formed from 'sam' + 'upa' (prefixes) + root 'sthā' (to stand) + 'kta' suffix.
Prefixes: sam+upa
Root: sthā (class 1)
Note: Forms a locative absolute construction with 'nivāpe'.
काषायवासी (kāṣāyavāsī) - one wearing reddish-brown garments (a mendicant/ascetic)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of kāṣāyavāsin
kāṣāyavāsin - wearing a reddish-brown garment; a mendicant or ascetic
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (kāṣāya+vāsin)
  • kāṣāya – reddish-brown garment, ochre robe (typically of ascetics)
    noun/adjective (neuter)
  • vāsin – wearing, clothed in; dweller, inhabitant
    adjective/noun (masculine)
    Root: vas (class 2)
कुष्ठी (kuṣṭhī) - a leper
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of kuṣṭhin
kuṣṭhin - suffering from leprosy, a leper
वा (vā) - or, either
(indeclinable)
पतितः (patitaḥ) - an outcast, fallen person
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of patita
patita - fallen, degraded, outcast, impure
Past Passive Participle
Formed from root 'pat' (to fall) + 'kta' suffix.
Root: pat (class 1)
ब्रह्महा (brahmahā) - a slayer of a brahmin
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of brahmahan
brahmahan - a killer of a brahmin (brāhmaṇa)
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (brahman+han)
  • brahman – Brahmin, Vedic priest; the Absolute (brahman)
    noun (masculine)
  • han – slayer, killer
    noun (masculine)
    Derived from root 'han' (to strike, kill).
    Root: han (class 2)
अपि (api) - also, even, too
(indeclinable)
वा (vā) - or, either
(indeclinable)