Shloka 17
Adhyāya 189: Japa—Inquiry into the Jāpaka, Method
Vidhi), and Fruit (Phala
Devanagari script
ब्रह्म चैव परं सृष्टं ये न जानन्ति तेडद्विजा: । तेषां बहुविधास्त्वन्यास्तत्र तत्र हि जातयः
Translation
Bharadvāja dit : «Ceux qui ne savent pas que le Brahman suprême est la forme même de toute cette création ne sont pas dignes d’être appelés dvija. De tels hommes doivent renaître, ici et là, dans des matrices diverses et innombrables.»
Word by Word
ब्रह्मBrahman (the Absolute)
ब्रह्म:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootब्रह्मन्
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
एवindeed/only
एव:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएव
परम्supreme
परम्:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootपर
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular
सृष्टम्created/manifested
सृष्टम्:
Karta
TypeVerb
Rootसृज्
Formक्त (past passive participle), Neuter, Nominative, Singular
येthose who
ये:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootयद्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
नnot
न:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन
जानन्तिknow
जानन्ति:
TypeVerb
Rootज्ञा
FormLat (Present Indicative), Third, Plural, Parasmaipada
तेthey
ते:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
द्विजाःtwice-born (Brahmin etc.)
द्विजाः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootद्विज
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
तेषाम्of them
तेषाम्:
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine/Neuter, Genitive, Plural
बहुविधाःmany kinds (various)
बहुविधाः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootबहुविध
FormFeminine, Nominative, Plural
तुbut/indeed
तु:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतु
अन्याःother
अन्याः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootअन्य
FormFeminine, Nominative, Plural
तत्रthere
तत्र:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतत्र
तत्रhere and there
तत्र:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतत्र
हिindeed/for
हि:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootहि
जातयःbirths/classes/species
जातयः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootजाति
FormFeminine, Nominative, Plural
Speaker
भरद्वाज उवाच
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes