Skip to content
אתר זה לא תומך בגרסאות ישנות של אינטרנט אקספלורר
מומלץ להשתמש בדפדפן גוגל כרום או פיירפוקס מוזילה
(או באינטרנט אקספלורר / edge עדכני)
Enjoy Learning Sanskrit tips, tools, resources and more...
3,201

महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-201, verse-12

ब्राह्मण उवाच ।
ब्रवीषि सूनृतं धर्मं यस्य वक्ता न विद्यते ।
दिव्यप्रभावः सुमहानृषिरेव मतोऽसि मे ॥१२॥
12. brāhmaṇa uvāca ,
bravīṣi sūnṛtaṁ dharmaṁ yasya vaktā na vidyate ,
divyaprabhāvaḥ sumahānṛṣireva mato'si me.
12. brāhmaṇaḥ uvāca bravīṣi sūnṛtam dharmam yasya vaktā na
vidyate divyaprabhāvaḥ sumahān ṛṣiḥ eva mataḥ asi me
12. The Brahmana said: "You speak of a truthful (and beautiful) natural law (dharma) for which no other exponent exists. In my opinion, you are indeed a very great seer (ṛṣi) with divine influence."

Words meanings summery:

(Scroll down for elaborated words morphology)

  • ब्राह्मणः (brāhmaṇaḥ) - a Brahmin, a priest, a member of the priestly class
  • उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke
  • ब्रवीषि (bravīṣi) - you speak, you say
  • सूनृतम् (sūnṛtam) - truthful, beautiful, agreeable
  • धर्मम् (dharmam) - natural law, constitution, duty, righteousness
  • यस्य (yasya) - whose, of which
  • वक्ता (vaktā) - speaker, exponent
  • (na) - not, no
  • विद्यते (vidyate) - is found, exists
  • दिव्यप्रभावः (divyaprabhāvaḥ) - of divine power/influence
  • सुमहान् (sumahān) - very great, exceedingly mighty
  • ऋषिः (ṛṣiḥ) - seer, sage, inspired poet
  • एव (eva) - indeed, only, certainly
  • मतः (mataḥ) - considered, thought, believed
  • असि (asi) - you are
  • मे (me) - in my opinion (by me, to me, for me)

Words meanings and morphology

ब्राह्मणः (brāhmaṇaḥ) - a Brahmin, a priest, a member of the priestly class
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of brāhmaṇa
brāhmaṇa - a Brahmin, a priest, one related to Brahman (brahman)
उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of vac
Perfect tense, 3rd person singular, active voice.
Root: vac (class 2)
Note: Root vac 'to speak'.
ब्रवीषि (bravīṣi) - you speak, you say
(verb)
2nd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of brū
Root: brū (class 2)
Note: From root brū 'to speak'.
सूनृतम् (sūnṛtam) - truthful, beautiful, agreeable
(adjective)
Accusative, neuter, singular of sūnṛta
sūnṛta - agreeable, truthful, kind, pleasing
Note: Agrees with 'dharmam'.
धर्मम् (dharmam) - natural law, constitution, duty, righteousness
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of dharma
dharma - righteousness, duty, law, virtue, natural law (dharma)
Root: dhṛ (class 1)
यस्य (yasya) - whose, of which
(pronoun)
Genitive, masculine, singular of yad
yad - which, who, what
Note: Refers to 'dharmam'.
वक्ता (vaktā) - speaker, exponent
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of vaktṛ
vaktṛ - speaker, orator, exponent
Agent Noun
Derived from root vac (to speak) with suffix -tṛ.
Root: vac (class 2)
Note: Agent noun from root vac.
(na) - not, no
(indeclinable)
विद्यते (vidyate) - is found, exists
(verb)
3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of vid
Root: vid (class 4)
Note: From root vid (to be, to exist).
दिव्यप्रभावः (divyaprabhāvaḥ) - of divine power/influence
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of divyaprabhāva
divyaprabhāva - having divine power or influence
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (divya+prabhāva)
  • divya – divine, heavenly
    adjective
    Root: div (class 4)
  • prabhāva – power, might, influence, splendor
    noun (masculine)
    Prefix: pra
    Root: bhū (class 1)
Note: Bahuvrīhi compound, qualifying 'ṛṣiḥ'.
सुमहान् (sumahān) - very great, exceedingly mighty
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of sumahat
sumahat - very great, exceeding, very mighty
Compound type : karmadhāraya (su+mahat)
  • su – good, well, very
    indeclinable
  • mahat – great, large, mighty
    adjective (masculine)
Note: Karmadhāraya compound, qualifying 'ṛṣiḥ'.
ऋषिः (ṛṣiḥ) - seer, sage, inspired poet
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of ṛṣi
ṛṣi - seer, sage, inspired poet (ṛṣi)
Root: ṛṣ (class 1)
एव (eva) - indeed, only, certainly
(indeclinable)
मतः (mataḥ) - considered, thought, believed
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of mata
mata - thought, considered, opinion, belief
Past Passive Participle
Derived from root man (to think, to believe).
Root: man (class 4)
Note: Past Passive Participle of 'man' (to think).
असि (asi) - you are
(verb)
2nd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of as
Root: as (class 2)
Note: From root as 'to be'.
मे (me) - in my opinion (by me, to me, for me)
(pronoun)
Genitive, singular of asmad
asmad - I, me
Note: Enclitic form of the 1st person pronoun, often used for dative/genitive/instrumental. Here, 'by me' (agent of mataḥ) or 'to me' as in 'in my opinion'.