Brahma Purana — On Varna Mobility Through Conduct, Karma, and Food-Ethics, Shloka 65
Devanagari script
योनिप्रतिग्रहादानैः कर्मभिश् च शुचिस्मिते एतत् ते गुह्यम् आख्यातं यथा शूद्रो भवेद् द्विजः ब्राह्मणो वा च्युतो धर्माद् यथा शूद्रत्वम् आप्नुयात् //
Translation
An dieser Stelle steht im Sanskritteil nur die Zahl „65“ ohne Verswortlaut; daher ist eine sinnvolle Übersetzung nicht möglich.
Word by Word
yoniwomb; birth
yoni:
Karana (करण/Instrument)
TypeNoun
Rootyoni (प्रातिपदिक)
FormFeminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular (एकवचन) — in compound-base sense
pratigrahaaccepting gifts
pratigraha:
Karana (करण/Instrument)
TypeNoun
Rootpratigraha (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Singular (एकवचन) — in compound-base sense
ādānaiḥtaking; receiving
ādānaiḥ:
Karana (करण/Instrument)
TypeNoun
Rootādāna (प्रातिपदिक)
FormNeuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Plural (बहुवचन)
karmabhiḥby actions/deeds
karmabhiḥ:
Karana (करण/Instrument)
TypeNoun
Rootkarman (प्रातिपदिक)
FormNeuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Plural (बहुवचन)
caand
ca:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootca (अव्यय)
FormConjunction (समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय)
śuci-smiteO pure-smiling one
śuci-smite:
Sambodhana (सम्बोधन/Vocative address)
TypeNoun
Rootśuci + smita (प्रातिपदिक)
FormFeminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Vocative (8th/सम्बोधन), Singular (एकवचन)
etatthis
etat:
Karma (कर्म/Object)
TypeNoun
Rootetad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
FormNeuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा) or Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन) — here as object with ākhyātam
teto you
te:
Sampradana (सम्प्रदान/Recipient)
TypeNoun
Roottvad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
FormDative (4th/चतुर्थी), Singular (एकवचन)
guhyamsecret
guhyam:
Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
TypeAdjective
Rootguhya (प्रातिपदिक)
FormNeuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा) or Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन) — qualifying etat
ākhyātamhas been declared/told
ākhyātam:
Kriya (क्रिया/Predicate)
TypeVerb
Rootā-√khyā (धातु) + kta (कृत् प्रत्यय)
FormPast passive participle (क्त-कृदन्त), Neuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Nominative/Accusative Singular (प्रथमा/द्वितीया एकवचन) — ‘has been told’
yathāhow; in what way
yathā:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootyathā (अव्यय)
FormAdverb/particle of manner (प्रकारवाचक अव्यय)
śūdraḥa Śūdra
śūdraḥ:
Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
TypeNoun
Rootśūdra (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)
bhavetmay become
bhavet:
Kriya (क्रिया/Verb)
TypeVerb
Root√bhū (धातु)
FormOptative/Potential (विधिलिङ्), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन), Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद)
dvijaḥa twice-born (dvija)
dvijaḥ:
Karma (कर्म/Predicate complement)
TypeNoun
Rootdvija (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन) — predicate nominative
brāhmaṇaḥa Brāhmaṇa
brāhmaṇaḥ:
Karta (कर्ता/Subject)
TypeNoun
Rootbrāhmaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन)
vāor
vā:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootvā (अव्यय)
FormDisjunctive particle (विकल्पबोधक अव्यय)
cyutaḥfallen; deviated
cyutaḥ:
Visheshana (विशेषण/Qualifier)
TypeAdjective
Root√cyu (धातु) + kta (कृत् प्रत्यय)
FormPast passive participle (क्त-कृदन्त), Masculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Singular (एकवचन) — qualifying brāhmaṇaḥ
dharmātfrom dharma
dharmāt:
Apadana (अपादान/Source)
TypeNoun
Rootdharma (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Ablative (5th/पञ्चमी), Singular (एकवचन)
yathāhow; in what way
yathā:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootyathā (अव्यय)
FormAdverb/particle of manner (प्रकारवाचक अव्यय)
śūdratvamŚūdra-hood; the state of being a Śūdra
śūdratvam:
Karma (कर्म/Object)
TypeNoun
Rootśūdra + tva (प्रातिपदिक)
FormNeuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Accusative (2nd/द्वितीया), Singular (एकवचन)
āpnuyātmay attain
āpnuyāt:
Kriya (क्रिया/Verb)
TypeVerb
Rootā-√āp (धातु)
FormOptative/Potential (विधिलिङ्), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन), Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद)
Speaker
Implied Śiva to Devī (addressed as śucismite)