Brahma Purana — On Varna Mobility Through Conduct, Karma, and Food-Ethics, Shloka 53
Devanagari script
शूद्रो ऽप्य् आगमसंपन्नो द्विजो भवति संस्कृतः ब्राह्मणो वाप्य् असद्वृत्तः सर्वसंकरभोजनः //
Translation
ഇത് ബ്രഹ്മപുരാണത്തിലെ പദ്യമാണ്; ഇവിടെ പാഠം ലഭ്യമല്ല, അതിനാൽ അർത്ഥവിവർത്തനം നൽകാൻ കഴിയില്ല।
Word by Word
śūdraḥa Śūdra
śūdraḥ:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootśūdra (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन
apieven
api:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootapi (अव्यय)
Formसम्भावन/अपि-कारक अव्यय (particle: 'even/also')
āgama-saṃpannaḥendowed with scripture/tradition
āgama-saṃpannaḥ:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeAdjective
Rootāgama + saṃpanna (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण (of śūdraḥ)
dvijaḥa twice-born
dvijaḥ:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootdvija (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन
bhavatibecomes
bhavati:
Kriyā (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootbhū (धातु)
Formलट् (present indicative), प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन
saṃskṛtaḥrefined, duly initiated
saṃskṛtaḥ:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeAdjective
Rootsaṃ-skṛ (धातु) + kta (कृदन्त)
Formक्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त (PPP), पुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण
brāhmaṇaḥa Brahmin
brāhmaṇaḥ:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootbrāhmaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन
vāor
vā:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootvā (अव्यय)
Formविकल्पार्थक अव्यय (disjunctive particle: 'or')
apieven
api:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootapi (अव्यय)
Formसम्भावन/अपि-कारक अव्यय (particle: 'even/also')
asat-vṛttaḥof bad conduct
asat-vṛttaḥ:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeAdjective
Rootasat + vṛtta (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; कर्मधारयः—'असत् वृत्तः' (of bad conduct)
sarva-saṃkara-bhojanaḥone who eats all kinds of mixed/impure food
sarva-saṃkara-bhojanaḥ:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeAdjective
Rootsarva + saṃkara + bhojana (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुल्लिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन; विशेषण (of brāhmaṇaḥ)
Speaker
A didactic speaker instructing Devī (the text directly addresses 'devī' in nearby verses; the speaker continues a moral exposition).