Shloka 7

Adhyāya 214: Tapas Redefined—Perpetual Discipline, Hospitality, and the Ethics of Eating (तपः-निरूपणम्, विघसाशी-अतिथिप्रिय-धर्मः)

Devanagari script

यदिदं ब्रह्मणो रूप॑ ब्रह्मचर्यमिति स्मृतम्‌ परं तत्‌ सर्वधर्मेभ्यस्तेन यान्ति परां गतिम्‌

Translation

“所谓梵行（brahmacarya）之德，经典记为梵（Brahman）之形相本身。它超越一切法。守持梵行者，得至无上之境。”

Word by Word

• यत्: which/that (thing)
• यत्: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: यद्
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• इदम्: this
• इदम्: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: इदम्
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• ब्रह्मणः: of Brahman
• ब्रह्मणः: Sambandha
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मन्
• Form: Neuter, Genitive, Singular

• रूपम्: form/nature
• रूपम्: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: रूप
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• ब्रह्मचर्यम्: brahmacarya (continence/student-discipline)
• ब्रह्मचर्यम्: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मचर्य
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• इति: thus
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति

• स्मृतम्: is remembered/considered
• Type: Verb
• Root: स्मृ (क्त)
• Form: Passive (past participle), Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• परम्: supreme/highest
• परम्: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पर
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• तत्: that
• तत्: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• सर्वधर्मेभ्यः: from all dharmas; than all duties
• सर्वधर्मेभ्यः: Apadana
• Type: Noun
• Root: सर्वधर्म
• Form: Masculine, Ablative, Plural

• तेन: by that/through that
• तेन: Karana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Singular

• यान्ति: they go/attain
• Type: Verb
• Root: या
• Form: Present, Indicative, Third, Plural, Parasmaipada

• पराम्: supreme
• पराम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पर
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• गतिम्: state/goal/destination
• गतिम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: गति
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

Speaker

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