Shloka 20
ययातेर्वानप्रस्थतपःस्वर्गारोहणम् | Yayāti’s Vānaprastha Austerities and Ascent to Heaven
Devanagari script
ययातिरुवाच एकदवेहोद्धवा वर्णश्षृत्वारोडपि वराड़ने । पृथग्धर्मा: पृथक्छौचास्तेषां तु ब्राह्मणो वर:,ययाति बोले--वरांगने! एक ही परमेश्वरके शरीरसे चारों वर्णोंकी उत्पत्ति हुई है; परंतु सबके धर्म और शौचाचार अलग-अलग हैं। ब्राह्मण उन सब वर्णोमें श्रेष्ठ हैं
Translation
Yayāti disse: “Ó mulher de bela forma, de um só corpo do Senhor supremo nasceram as quatro varṇa; contudo, seus deveres e suas regras de pureza são distintos. Entre todas as varṇa, o brâmane é o mais elevado.”
Word by Word
ययातिःYayati
ययातिः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootययाति
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
उवाचsaid
उवाच:
TypeVerb
Rootवच्
FormPerfect (Paroksha-bhuta), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada
एकदाonce
एकदा:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएकदा
एहhere
एह:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइह
उद्धवाO Uddhavā (addressed woman)
उद्धवा:
TypeNoun
Rootउद्धवा
FormFeminine, Vocative, Singular
वर्णान्the varṇas (social classes)
वर्णान्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootवर्ण
FormMasculine, Accusative, Plural
सृष्ट्वाhaving created
सृष्ट्वा:
TypeVerb
Rootसृज्
Formक्त्वा (absolutive), Active
आरोपिalso/even
आरोपि:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअपि
वराङ्गनेO fair-limbed lady
वराङ्गने:
TypeNoun
Rootवराङ्गना
FormFeminine, Vocative, Singular
पृथक्separately, distinct
पृथक्:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootपृथक्
धर्माःduties/laws
धर्माः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootधर्म
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
पृथक्separately
पृथक्:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootपृथक्
शौचाःpurity-observances
शौचाः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootशौच
FormNeuter, Nominative, Plural
तेषाम्of them
तेषाम्:
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine/Neuter, Genitive, Plural
तुbut/indeed
तु:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतु
ब्राह्मणःthe Brahmin
ब्राह्मणः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootब्राह्मण
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
वरःbest, excellent
वरः:
TypeAdjective
Rootवर
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
Speaker
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes