Shloka 111
Devanagari script
चतुर्वेदो<पि दुर्वत्त: स शूद्रादतिरिच्यते । योडग्निहोत्रपरो दान्तः स ब्राह्मण इति स्मृत:
Transliteration
caturvedo 'pi durvṛttaḥ sa śūdrād atiricyate | yo 'gnīhotraparo dāntaḥ sa brāhmaṇa iti smṛtaḥ ||
Translation
چاروں ویدوں کا ماہر بھی اگر بدکردار ہو تو وہ شُودر سے بھی بڑھ کر ادنیٰ سمجھا جاتا ہے۔ لیکن جو اگنی ہوترا میں پابند، نفس و حواس پر قابو رکھنے والا اور منضبط ہو—اسی کو سمرتیوں میں سچا ‘برہمن’ کہا گیا ہے۔
Word by Word
चतुर्वेदःone who knows the four Vedas / the four-Veda-knower
चतुर्वेदः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootचतुर्वेद
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
अपिeven, also
अपि:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअपि
दुर्वृत्तःof bad conduct, ill-behaved
दुर्वृत्तः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootदुर्वृत्त
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
सःhe
सः:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
शूद्रात्from a Śūdra
शूद्रात्:
Apadana
TypeNoun
Rootशूद्र
FormMasculine, Ablative, Singular
अतिरिच्यतेis superior/exceeds
अतिरिच्यते:
TypeVerb
Rootअति-रिच्
FormPresent, Third, Singular, Ātmanepada (Passive-like usage)
यःwho
यः:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootयद्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
अग्निहोत्रपरःdevoted to the Agnihotra rite
अग्निहोत्रपरः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootअग्निहोत्रपर
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
दान्तःself-controlled
दान्तः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootदान्त
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
सःhe
सः:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
ब्राह्मणःa Brahmin
ब्राह्मणः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootब्राह्मण
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
इतिthus
इति:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइति
स्मृतःis considered/remembered (as)
स्मृतः:
TypeVerb
Rootस्मृ
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular, Past passive participle (क्त)
Speaker
युधिछिर उवाच
Characters & Entities
Y
YudhiṣṭhiraC
Caturveda (the four Vedas)Ś
ŚūdraA
AgnihotraB
BrāhmaṇaVerse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Sandhi Notes