Shloka 30
Purohita-Niyoga and the Brahma–Kṣatra Concord
Aila–Kaśyapa Saṃvāda
Devanagari script
पूर्व हि ब्रह्मण: सृष्टिरिति ब्रह्मविदो विदुः । ज्येछ्लेनाभिजनेनास्य प्राप्तं पूर्व यदुत्तरम्
Transliteration
pūrvaṁ hi brāhmaṇaḥ sṛṣṭir iti brahmavido viduḥ | jyeṣṭhenābhijanena asya prāptaṁ pūrvaṁ yad uttaram ||
Translation
कश्यप उवाच—पूर्वं हि ब्राह्मणः सृष्ट इति ब्रह्मविदो विदुः। ज्येष्ठेनाभिजनेनास्य प्राप्तं पूर्वं यदुत्तरम्॥
Word by Word
पूर्वम्formerly/first
पूर्वम्:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootपूर्व
FormAvyaya (temporal adverb)
हिindeed/for
हि:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootहि
FormAvyaya (particle)
ब्रह्मणःof Brahman / of the Brahmin (context-dependent)
ब्रह्मणः:
Sambandha
TypeNoun
Rootब्रह्मन्
FormMasculine/Neuter, Genitive, Singular
सृष्टिःcreation/origination
सृष्टिः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootसृष्टि
FormFeminine, Nominative, Singular
इतिthus/so (quoting)
इति:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइति
FormAvyaya (quotative)
ब्रह्मविदःknowers of Brahman
ब्रह्मविदः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootब्रह्मविद्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
विदुःknow
विदुः:
TypeVerb
Rootविद्
FormPerfect, 3rd person, Plural (parasmaipada)
ज्येष्ठेनby (being) eldest/senior
ज्येष्ठेन:
Karana
TypeAdjective
Rootज्येष्ठ
FormMasculine/Neuter, Instrumental, Singular
अभिजनेनby noble birth/lineage
अभिजनेन:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootअभिजन
FormMasculine/Neuter, Instrumental, Singular
अस्यof him/of this (i.e., of the Brahmin)
अस्य:
Sambandha
TypePronoun
Rootइदम्
FormMasculine/Neuter, Genitive, Singular
प्राप्तम्obtained/has accrued
प्राप्तम्:
TypeVerb
Rootप्र-आप्
FormPast passive participle, Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular
पूर्वम्first/earlier
पूर्वम्:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootपूर्व
FormAvyaya (temporal adverb)
यत्that which/whatever
यत्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootयद्
FormNeuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular
उत्तमम्best/excellent
उत्तमम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootउत्तम
FormNeuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular
Speaker
कश्यप उवाच
Characters & Entities
क
कश्यप (Kāśyapa)ब
ब्राह्मण (Brāhmaṇa)ब
ब्रह्मविद् (knowers of Brahman)Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Sandhi Notes