महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-5, chapter-33, verse-75
अष्टौ पूर्वनिमित्तानि नरस्य विनशिष्यतः ।
ब्राह्मणान्प्रथमं द्वेष्टि ब्राह्मणैश्च विरुध्यते ॥७५॥
ब्राह्मणान्प्रथमं द्वेष्टि ब्राह्मणैश्च विरुध्यते ॥७५॥
75. aṣṭau pūrvanimittāni narasya vinaśiṣyataḥ ,
brāhmaṇānprathamaṁ dveṣṭi brāhmaṇaiśca virudhyate.
brāhmaṇānprathamaṁ dveṣṭi brāhmaṇaiśca virudhyate.
75.
aṣṭau pūrvanimittāni narasya vinaśiṣyataḥ
brāhmaṇān prathamam dveṣṭi brāhmaṇaiḥ ca virudhyate
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
- च (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
च (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)