Shloka 3

Indra–Mataṅga Saṃvāda: On the rarity and responsibilities of Brāhmaṇya (इन्द्र-मतङ्ग संवादः)

Devanagari script

क्षत्रियो यदि वा वैश्य: शूद्रो वा राजसत्तम । ब्राह्म॒ण्यं प्राप्रुयाद्‌ येन तन्मे व्याख्यातुमहसि,नृपश्रेष्ठ! यदि क्षत्रिय, वैश्य अथवा शाद्र ब्राह्मणत्व प्राप्त करना चाहे तो वह किस उपायसे उसे पा सकता है? यह मुझे बताइये

Transliteration

Yudhiṣṭhira uvāca: kṣatriyo yadi vā vaiśyaḥ śūdro vā rājasattama | brāhmaṇyaṃ prāpnuyād yena tan me vyākhyātum arhasi, nṛpaśreṣṭha ||

Translation

Yudhiṣṭhira said: “O best among kings, if a Kṣatriya, or a Vaiśya, or even a Śūdra wishes to attain the state of Brahminhood, by what means may he obtain it? O foremost of rulers, please explain this to me.”

Word by Word

• क्षत्रियः: a Kshatriya
• क्षत्रियः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्षत्रिय
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• यदि: if
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यदि

• वा: or
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वा

• वैश्यः: a Vaishya
• वैश्यः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: वैश्य
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• शूद्रः: a Shudra
• शूद्रः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: शूद्र
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• वा: or
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वा

• राजसत्तम: O best of kings
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजसत्तम
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• ब्राह्मण्यं: Brahminhood, the state of being a Brahmin
• ब्राह्मण्यं: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्राह्मण्य
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• प्राप्नुयात्: may attain / could obtain
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र-आप्
• Form: Optative (Vidhi-lin), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• येन: by which (means)
• येन: Karana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: यद्
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Instrumental, Singular

• तत्: that (means/method)
• तत्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• मे: to me
• मे: Sampradana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद्
• Form: Dative, Singular

• व्याख्यातुम्: to explain
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि-आ-ख्या
• Form: Tumun (infinitive)

• अर्हसि: you ought / you are able / you should
• Type: Verb
• Root: अर्ह्
• Form: Present (Lat), 2nd, Singular, Parasmaipada

• नृपश्रेष्ठ: O best of kings
• Type: Noun
• Root: नृपश्रेष्ठ
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

Speaker

युधिछिर उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Yudhiṣṭhira