Shloka 6
Brahmā’s Instruction on Brahmacarya, Vānaprastha, and the Aliṅga Path
Ethics of Non-attachment
Devanagari script
मेखला च भवेन्मौज्जी जटी नित्योदकस्तथा । यज्ञोपवीती स्वाध्यायी अलुब्धो नियतव्रत:,ब्रह्मचारी मूँजकी मेखला पहने, जटा धारण करे, प्रतिदिन स्नान करे, यज्ञोपवीत पहने, वेदके स्वाध्यायमें लगा रहे तथा लोभहीन होकर नियमपूर्वक व्रतका पालन करे
Transliteration
mekhalā ca bhavenmaujī jaṭī nityodakastathā | yajñopavītī svādhyāyī alubdho niyatavrataḥ ||
Translation
พรหมจารีพึงคาดเมขลาด้วยหญ้ามุญชะ ไว้ผมชฎา อาบน้ำเป็นนิตย์ สวมยัชโญปวีต ตั้งมั่นในสวาธยายแห่งพระเวท และปราศจากความโลภ รักษาพรตด้วยความเคร่งครัด
Word by Word
मेखलाgirdle
मेखला:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootमेखला
FormFeminine, Nominative, Singular
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
भवेत्should be / should become
भवेत्:
TypeVerb
Rootभू
FormOptative (Vidhi-lin), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada
मौज्जीmade of muñja-grass
मौज्जी:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootमौज्जी
FormFeminine, Nominative, Singular
जटीwearing matted hair
जटी:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootजटिन्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
नित्य-उदकःone who has daily water (i.e., bath/ablution daily)
नित्य-उदकः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootनित्यउदक
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
तथाlikewise
तथा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतथा
यज्ञोपवीतीwearing the sacred thread
यज्ञोपवीती:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootयज्ञोपवीतिन्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
स्वाध्यायीengaged in Vedic study/recitation
स्वाध्यायी:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootस्वाध्यायिन्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
अलुब्धःnot greedy
अलुब्धः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootअलुब्ध
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
नियत-व्रतःobserving regulated vows
नियत-व्रतः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootनियतव्रत
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
Speaker
वायुदेव उवाच
Characters & Entities
V
Vāyu-devaM
mekhalā (girdle)M
muñja-grass (maujī)J
jaṭā (matted locks)Y
yajñopavīta (sacred thread)S
svādhyāya (Vedic study)V
vrata (vow)Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Sandhi Notes