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
ਭਰਦਵਾਜ ਨੇ ਆਖਿਆ—ਜੋ ਇਸ ਸਾਰੀ ਸ੍ਰਿਸ਼ਟੀ ਨੂੰ ਪਰਬ੍ਰਹਮ ਪਰਮਾਤਮਾ ਦਾ ਹੀ ਸਰੂਪ ਨਹੀਂ ਜਾਣਦੇ, ਉਹ ‘ਦ੍ਵਿਜ’ ਕਹਲਾਉਣ ਦੇ ਅਧਿਕਾਰੀ ਨਹੀਂ; ਅਜਿਹਿਆਂ ਨੂੰ ਥਾਂ-ਥਾਂ ਅਨੇਕਾਂ ਕਿਸਮ ਦੀਆਂ ਹੋਰ ਯੋਨੀਆਂ ਵਿੱਚ ਮੁੜ ਮੁੜ ਜਨਮ ਲੈਣਾ ਪੈਂਦਾ ਹੈ।
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