Shloka 31
तमोगुण-निरूपण
Analysis of Tamas and its Marks
Devanagari script
शूद्रयोनिमतिक्रम्य ये चान्ये तामसा गुणा: । स्रोतोमध्ये समागम्य वर्तन्ते तामसे गुणे,कोई शूद्रयोनिसे आगे बढ़कर भी तामस गुणोंसे युक्त हो जाते हैं और उसके प्रवाहमें पड़कर तमोगुणमें ही प्रवृत्त रहते हैं
Transliteration
śūdrayonim atikramya ye cānye tāmasā guṇāḥ | srotomadhye samāgamya vartante tāmase guṇe ||
Translation
ヴァーユは言った。「首陀羅（シュードラ）の生を越えて上がった者であっても、またタマスに支配される者たちも、流れのただ中で交わり合えば、なおタマスの性質のもとに動き、振る舞い続ける。」
Word by Word
शूद्रयोनिम्the Śūdra-womb/birth (Śūdra origin)
शूद्रयोनिम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootशूद्रयोनि
FormFeminine, Accusative, Singular
अतिक्रम्यhaving overstepped/transcended
अतिक्रम्य:
TypeVerb
Rootअति-क्रम्
Formल्यप् (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage-neutral for gerund)
येwho (those who)
ये:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootयद्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
अन्येothers
अन्ये:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootअन्य
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
तामसाःtamasic, of darkness
तामसाः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootतामस
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
गुणाःqualities, traits
गुणाः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootगुण
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
स्रोतःof the stream/current
स्रोतः:
TypeNoun
Rootस्रोतस्
FormNeuter, Genitive, Singular
मध्येin the middle
मध्ये:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootमध्य
FormNeuter, Locative, Singular
समागम्यhaving come together/entered
समागम्य:
TypeVerb
Rootसम्-आ-गम्
Formल्यप् (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage-neutral for gerund)
वर्तन्तेthey remain/continue, they behave
वर्तन्ते:
TypeVerb
Rootवृत्
FormPresent (Lat), Third, Plural, Ātmanepada
तामसेin tamasic (state)
तामसे:
Adhikarana
TypeAdjective
Rootतामस
FormMasculine, Locative, Singular
गुणेin the quality/guṇa
गुणे:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootगुण
FormMasculine, Locative, Singular
Speaker
वायुदेव उवाच
Characters & Entities
V
Vāyu (Vāyudeva)Ś
śūdra (as a social category)T
tamas (tamoguṇa)Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Sandhi Notes