Mahabharata — Ashvamedhika Parva, Shloka 31
Dehānta (Cyavana) and Upapatti: Kāśyapa’s Questions and the Siddha’s Account of Death, Pain, and Karmic Re-embodiment
Devanagari script
ब्राह्मणा ज्ञानसम्पन्ना यथावच्छुतनिश्चया: । इतरं कृतपुण्यं वा तं विजानन्ति लक्षणै:
Translation
वेद-शास्त्रों के सिद्धान्तों का यथावत् अध्ययन कर ज्ञानसम्पन्न हुए ब्राह्मण लक्षणों के द्वारा जान लेते हैं कि कौन जीव पुण्यकृत है और कौन अन्यथा (पापकृत) है।
Word by Word
ब्राह्मणाःBrahmins
ब्राह्मणाः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootब्राह्मण
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
ज्ञानसम्पन्नाःendowed with knowledge
ज्ञानसम्पन्नाः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootज्ञानसम्पन्न
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
यथावत्properly, as it should be
यथावत्:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootयथावत्
श्रुतनिश्चयाःhaving firm conclusions based on the Veda/tradition
श्रुतनिश्चयाः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootश्रुतनिश्चय
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
इतरम्another (one)
इतरम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootइतर
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
कृतपुण्यम्one who has done merit; meritorious
कृतपुण्यम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootकृतपुण्य
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
वाor
वा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootवा
तम्him/that one
तम्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
विजानन्तिthey discern/know
विजानन्ति:
TypeVerb
Rootवि-ज्ञा
FormPresent, Third, Plural, Parasmaipada
लक्षणैःby signs/marks
लक्षणैः:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootलक्षण
FormNeuter, Instrumental, Plural
Speaker
सिद्ध उवाच
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes