Shloka 22
भिक्षुलक्षणम्—एकचर्याः, अहिंसा, कैवल्याश्रमः
Marks of the Mendicant: Solitary Wandering, Non-Injury, and the Kaivalya-Discipline
Devanagari script
ब्रह्माज्ञानप्रतिष्ठं हि त॑ देवा ब्राह्मणं विदु: । शब्दब्रह्मणि निष्णातं परे च कृतनिश्चयम्
Transliteration
brahmajñānapratiṣṭhaṃ hi taṃ devā brāhmaṇaṃ viduḥ | śabdabrahmaṇi niṣṇātaṃ pare ca kṛtaniścayam ||
Translation
Disse Vyāsa: “Os deuses reconhecem como verdadeiro brāhmaṇa aquele que está firmemente estabelecido no conhecimento de Brahman—aquele que é profundamente versado no Brahman do som sagrado (śabda-brahman), o Veda, e que também alcançou certeza assentada na Realidade Suprema.”
Word by Word
ब्रह्माज्ञानप्रतिष्ठम्established in Brahman and (free from) ignorance
ब्रह्माज्ञानप्रतिष्ठम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootब्रह्मन् + अज्ञान + प्रतिष्ठा
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
हिindeed/for
हि:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootहि
तम्him/that (one)
तम्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
देवाःthe gods
देवाः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootदेव
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
ब्राह्मणम्a brahmin
ब्राह्मणम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootब्राह्मण
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
विदुःknow/recognize
विदुः:
TypeVerb
Rootविद् (ज्ञाने)
FormPerfect (Liṭ), 3rd, Plural
शब्दब्रह्मणिin the Vedic word-Brahman (Veda)
शब्दब्रह्मणि:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootशब्दब्रह्मन्
FormNeuter, Locative, Singular
निष्णातम्well-versed/fully trained
निष्णातम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootनि + स्ना (धातु) → निष्णात
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
परेin the supreme (Brahman/ultimate reality)
परे:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootपर
FormNeuter, Locative, Singular
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
कृतनिश्चयम्one who has made a firm resolve/ascertained (the truth)
कृतनिश्चयम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootकृत + निश्चय
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
Speaker
व्यास उवाच
Characters & Entities
V
VyāsaD
Devāḥ (the gods)B
BrāhmaṇaŚ
Śabdabrahma (Veda)P
Para (the Supreme/Brahman)Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Geographic Context
Sandhi Notes