Shloka 5.23Unverified draft
तामग्निमद्भिर्गुणवद्भिरावृतां द्विजोत्तमैर्वेदषडङ्गपारगै: । सहस्रदैस्सत्यरतैर्महात्मभि र्महर्षिकल्पै ऋषिभिश्च केवलै: ।।1.5.23।।
Meaning
That city was also filled with excellent brahmins tending the sacrificial fire, versed in the Vedas and their six ancillary sciences, generous, truthful, and dignified — the equals of great sages.
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| agnimadbhi: | अग्निमद्भिः | by ritual-fire worshippers | Nominative singular (masc.) |
| gunavadbhi: | गुनवद्भिः | with virtuous ones | Nominative singular (masc.) |
| veda ṣaṭ anga pāragai: | वेद षट् अन्ग पारगैः | Veda-s, their six of, ancillary subjects, scholars in | Nominative singular (masc.) |
| sahasra dai: | सहस्र दैः | thousands, givers, donors that donate in thousands - not miserly | Nominative singular (masc.) |
| satya ratai: | सत्य रतैः | by truth, abiding ones | Nominative singular (masc.) |
| mahātmabhi: | महात्मभिः | with great souls | Nominative singular (masc.) |
| maharṣi kalpai: | महर्षि कल्पैः | great saints, in similitude | Nominative singular (masc.) |
| kevalai: ṛṣibhi: ca | केवलैः ऋषिभिः च | juist [like,] sages, also | Indeclinable/particle |
| dvijottamai: | द्विजोत्तमैः | with Brahman scholars | Nominative singular (masc.) |
| āvRitāam | आव्रिताअम् | she is encompassed with | Accusative singular |
Reference: 1.5.23 · Bāla Kāṇḍa