Shloka 6
Brahmopadeśa: Ahiṃsā, Jñāna, and the Kṣetrajña–Sattva Analysis
Chapter 49
Devanagari script
अस्नानं केचिदिच्छन्ति स्नानमप्यपरे जना: | मन्यन्ते ब्राह्मणा देवा ब्रद्वाज्ञास्तत्त्वदर्शिन:,कितने ही मनुष्य स्नान नहीं करना चाहते और दूसरे लोग जो शास्त्रज्ञ तत्त्वदर्शी ब्राह्मणदेवता हैं, वे स्नानको ही श्रेष्ठ मानते हैं
Transliteration
asnānaṃ kecid icchanti snānam apy apare janāḥ | manyante brāhmaṇā devā bhāradvājñās tattvadarśinaḥ ||
Translation
Some people prefer not to bathe at all, while others insist on bathing. Those Brahmins—revered as divine, learned in the Bhāradvāja tradition, and true seers of reality—regard bathing as the superior course.
Word by Word
अस्नानम्non-bathing
अस्नानम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootअस्नान
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
केचित्some (people)
केचित्:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootक-चिद् (प्रातिपदिक: केचित्)
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
इच्छन्तिdesire / want
इच्छन्ति:
TypeVerb
Rootइष् (इच्छ्)
FormPresent, Third, Plural, Parasmaipada
स्नानम्bathing
स्नानम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootस्नान
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
अपिalso / even
अपि:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअपि
अपरेothers
अपरे:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootअपर
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
जनाःpeople
जनाः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootजन
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
मन्यन्तेthink / consider
मन्यन्ते:
TypeVerb
Rootमन्
FormPresent, Third, Plural, Atmanepada
ब्राह्मणाःBrahmins
ब्राह्मणाः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootब्राह्मण
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
देवाःgods / divine ones
देवाः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootदेव
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
ब्रह्मज्ञाःknowers of Brahman
ब्रह्मज्ञाः:
TypeAdjective
Rootब्रह्मज्ञ
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
तत्त्वदर्शिनःseers of reality / truth-seeing
तत्त्वदर्शिनः:
TypeAdjective
Rootतत्त्वदर्शिन्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
Speaker
वायुदेव उवाच
Characters & Entities
V
VāyudevaB
BrāhmaṇasB
Bhāradvāja (lineage)Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Sandhi Notes