महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-32, verse-9

पापीयान्हि स शूद्रेभ्यस्तस्करेभ्यो विशेषतः ।
शास्त्रातिगो मन्दबुद्धिर्यो धर्ममतिशङ्कते ॥९॥

9. pāpīyānhi sa śūdrebhyastaskarebhyo viśeṣataḥ ,
śāstrātigo mandabuddhiryo dharmamatiśaṅkate.

9. pāpīyān hi sa śūdrebhyaḥ taskarebhyaḥ viśeṣataḥ
| śāstrātigaḥ mandabuddhiḥ yaḥ dharmam atiśaṅkate

9. Indeed, that dull-witted person who transgresses the scriptures and greatly doubts natural law (dharma) is more sinful than even Śūdras and especially thieves.

9. מי שעובר על הכתבים, קהה שכל ומפקפק בדרך היושר, גרוע מבני השׁוּדְרַה, ובמיוחד גרוע מגנבים.

Words meanings summery:

• पापीयान् (pāpīyān) - more sinful, more wicked

• हि (hi) - indeed (indeed, surely, because)

• स (sa) - he, that person (who doubts dharma) (he, that)

• शूद्रेभ्यः (śūdrebhyaḥ) - than Śūdras (from Śūdras, than Śūdras)

• तस्करेभ्यः (taskarebhyaḥ) - than thieves (from thieves, than thieves)

• विशेषतः (viśeṣataḥ) - especially, particularly

• शास्त्रातिगः (śāstrātigaḥ) - one who transgresses the scriptures (one who transgresses the scriptures, disobedient to sacred texts)

• मन्दबुद्धिः (mandabuddhiḥ) - dull-witted, slow of intellect (dull-witted, slow-minded)

• यः (yaḥ) - who, which

• धर्मम् (dharmam) - natural law (dharma) (natural law, duty, righteousness)

• अतिशङ्कते (atiśaṅkate) - greatly doubts, views with high suspicion (doubts greatly, suspects highly)

Words meanings and morphology

पापीयान् (pāpīyān) - more sinful, more wicked

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pāpīyas

pāpīyas - more sinful, more wicked (comparative of pāpa)

Comparative degree of 'pāpa'

हि (hi) - indeed (indeed, surely, because)

(indeclinable)

स (sa) - he, that person (who doubts dharma) (he, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

शूद्रेभ्यः (śūdrebhyaḥ) - than Śūdras (from Śūdras, than Śūdras)

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, plural of śūdra

śūdra - a person belonging to the fourth varna or social class

Note: Used with comparative sense: 'more sinful than Śūdras'

तस्करेभ्यः (taskarebhyaḥ) - than thieves (from thieves, than thieves)

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, plural of taskara

taskara - thief, robber

Note: Used with comparative sense: 'more sinful than thieves'

विशेषतः (viśeṣataḥ) - especially, particularly

(indeclinable)

शास्त्रातिगः (śāstrātigaḥ) - one who transgresses the scriptures (one who transgresses the scriptures, disobedient to sacred texts)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śāstrātiga

śāstrātiga - one who transgresses the śāstras (scriptures), exceeding scriptural injunctions

Compound type : tatpurusha (śāstra+atiga)

• śāstra – scripture, sacred text, treatise, rule
  noun (neuter)
  Root: śās (class 2)
• atiga – transgressing, passing over, exceeding
  adjective (masculine)
  Agent noun
  Derived from root gam with prefix ati
  Prefix: ati
  Root: gam (class 1)

मन्दबुद्धिः (mandabuddhiḥ) - dull-witted, slow of intellect (dull-witted, slow-minded)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mandabuddhi

mandabuddhi - dull-witted, slow-minded, having dull intellect

Compound type : bahuvrihi (manda+buddhi)

• manda – slow, dull, sluggish, weak
  adjective (masculine)
• buddhi – intellect, understanding, discernment, perception
  noun (feminine)
  Root: budh (class 1)

यः (yaḥ) - who, which

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yad

yad - who, which, what

धर्मम् (dharmam) - natural law (dharma) (natural law, duty, righteousness)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of dharma

dharma - natural law, constitution, duty, righteousness, virtue, conduct, religion, intrinsic nature, quality

Root: dhṛ (class 1)

अतिशङ्कते (atiśaṅkate) - greatly doubts, views with high suspicion (doubts greatly, suspects highly)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (lat) of atiśaṅk

Prefix: ati

Root: śaṅk (class 1)

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