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5,33

महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-5, chapter-33, verse-75

अष्टौ पूर्वनिमित्तानि नरस्य विनशिष्यतः ।
ब्राह्मणान्प्रथमं द्वेष्टि ब्राह्मणैश्च विरुध्यते ॥७५॥
75. aṣṭau pūrvanimittāni narasya vinaśiṣyataḥ ,
brāhmaṇānprathamaṁ dveṣṭi brāhmaṇaiśca virudhyate.
75. aṣṭau pūrvanimittāni narasya vinaśiṣyataḥ
brāhmaṇān prathamam dveṣṭi brāhmaṇaiḥ ca virudhyate
75. There are eight premonitory signs of a man who is about to perish: first, he hates Brahmins and opposes them.

Words meanings summery:

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  • अष्टौ (aṣṭau) - eight
  • पूर्वनिमित्तानि (pūrvanimittāni) - prior signs, preceding indications, premonitions, omens
  • नरस्य (narasya) - of a man, of a human being
  • विनशिष्यतः (vinaśiṣyataḥ) - of one who is about to perish, of one who is destined to be ruined
  • ब्राह्मणान् (brāhmaṇān) - Brahmins
  • प्रथमम् (prathamam) - first, initially
  • द्वेष्टि (dveṣṭi) - hates
  • ब्राह्मणैः (brāhmaṇaiḥ) - with Brahmins, by Brahmins
  • (ca) - and, also
  • विरुध्यते (virudhyate) - opposes, quarrels, resists

Words meanings and morphology

अष्टौ (aṣṭau) - eight
(numeral)
Note: This form 'aṣṭau' is used in both nominative and accusative plural, across all genders.
पूर्वनिमित्तानि (pūrvanimittāni) - prior signs, preceding indications, premonitions, omens
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, plural of pūrvanimitta
pūrvanimitta - prior sign, preceding indication, premonition, omen
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (pūrva+nimitta)
  • pūrva – prior, former, preceding
    adjective (neuter)
  • nimitta – sign, cause, omen, indication
    noun (neuter)
नरस्य (narasya) - of a man, of a human being
(noun)
Genitive, masculine, singular of nara
nara - man, human being, person
विनशिष्यतः (vinaśiṣyataḥ) - of one who is about to perish, of one who is destined to be ruined
(participle)
Genitive, masculine, singular of vinaśyat
vinaśyat - perishing, being ruined, decaying
Future Active Participle
From √naś (to perish, be lost) with prefix vi; future participle in -iṣyat.
Prefix: vi
Root: naś (class 4)
ब्राह्मणान् (brāhmaṇān) - Brahmins
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, plural of brāhmaṇa
brāhmaṇa - Brahmin, one belonging to the priestly class
प्रथमम् (prathamam) - first, initially
(indeclinable)
Note: Used adverbially here.
द्वेष्टि (dveṣṭi) - hates
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of dviṣ
Root: dviṣ (class 2)
ब्राह्मणैः (brāhmaṇaiḥ) - with Brahmins, by Brahmins
(noun)
Instrumental, masculine, plural of brāhmaṇa
brāhmaṇa - Brahmin, one belonging to the priestly class
(ca) - and, also
(indeclinable)
विरुध्यते (virudhyate) - opposes, quarrels, resists
(verb)
3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of virudh
From √rudh (to obstruct, hinder) with prefix vi.
Prefix: vi
Root: rudh (class 7)