Shloka 65.23Unverified draft
ब्राह्मण्यं यदि मे प्राप्तं दीर्घमायुस्तथैव च। ओङ्कारश्च वषट्कारो वेदाश्च वरयन्तु माम्।
Meaning
"If brahminhood and long life have been acquired by me by your grace, Omkara, Vashatkara and the Vedas shall accept me as Brahmarshi. (I shall acquire the right to interpret the Vedas and to perform sacrifices.)
Word-by-word (pada-artha)
| Word | Devanagari | Meaning | Grammatical role |
|---|---|---|---|
| brāhmaṇyam yadi me prāptam | ब्राह्मण्यम् यदि मे प्राप्तम् | if Brahminhood has been attained by me | Nominative / Conditional / Genitive / Nominative |
| dīrgham āyuḥ tathā eva ca | दीर्घम् आयुः तथा एव च | and likewise long life too | Accusative / Nominative / Adverbial / Adverbial / Adverbial |
| oṅkāraḥ ca vaṣaṭkāraḥ vedāḥ | ओङ्कारः च वषट्कारः वेदाः | the syllable Om, and the exclamation Vashat, the Vedas | Nominative (x3) |
| ca varayantu mām | च वरयन्तु माम् | let them choose me | Adverbial / Verb (imperative) / Accusative |
Reference: 1.65.23 · Bāla Kāṇḍa