Shloka 7
Cyavana’s Water-Vow and the Ethics of Cohabitation (स्नेह-सम्वास-धर्मः)
Devanagari script
भीष्म उवाच ब्राह्मण: क्षत्रियो वैश्यस्त्रयो वर्णा द्विजातय: । एतेषु विहितो धर्मों ब्राह्मणस्य युधिष्ठिर
Transliteration
bhīṣma uvāca | brāhmaṇaḥ kṣatriyo vaiśyas trayo varṇā dvijātayaḥ | eteṣu vihito dharmo brāhmaṇasya yudhiṣṭhira |
Translation
Bhīṣma dit : «Ô Yudhiṣṭhira, le brahmane, le kṣatriya et le vaiśya : ces trois classes sont dites “deux fois nées” (dvija). C’est donc parmi ces trois-là que, selon le dharma, le mariage du brahmane est prescrit.»
Word by Word
भीष्मःBhishma
भीष्मः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootभीष्म
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
उवाचsaid
उवाच:
TypeVerb
Rootवच्
FormPerfect (Paroksha-bhuta), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada
ब्राह्मणःa Brahmin
ब्राह्मणः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootब्राह्मण
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
क्षत्रियःa Kshatriya
क्षत्रियः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootक्षत्रिय
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
वैश्यःa Vaishya
वैश्यः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootवैश्य
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
त्रयःthree
त्रयः:
TypeAdjective
Rootत्रि
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
वर्णाःclasses/varnas
वर्णाः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootवर्ण
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
द्विजातयःtwice-born (as a class)
द्विजातयः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootद्विजाति
FormFeminine, Nominative, Plural
एतेषुamong these
एतेषु:
Adhikarana
TypePronoun
Rootएतद्
FormMasculine/Neuter, Locative, Plural
विहितःprescribed/ordained
विहितः:
TypeAdjective
Rootवि-धा
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular, Past passive participle (क्त)
धर्मःduty/law
धर्मः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootधर्म
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
ब्राह्मणस्यof a Brahmin
ब्राह्मणस्य:
Sampradana
TypeNoun
Rootब्राह्मण
FormMasculine, Genitive, Singular
युधिष्ठिरO Yudhishthira
युधिष्ठिर:
TypeNoun
Rootयुधिष्ठिर
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
Speaker
भीष्म उवाच
Characters & Entities
B
BhishmaY
YudhishthiraB
Brahmin (Brāhmaṇa)K
Kshatriya (Kṣatriya)V
Vaishya (Vaiśya)D
Dvija (twice-born)Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Geographic Context
Sandhi Notes