Canonical Ref: MBh 12.309.23
Sanskrit (Devanāgarī)
ब्राह्मणस्य हि देहोऽयं न कामार्थाय जायते । इह क्लेशाय तपसे प्रेत्य त्वनुपमं सुखम् ॥
English Scholarly Translation
A Brahmana has not been born for the gratification of senses. On the other hand, his body, for being subjected to mortification and penances in this world so that he may enjoy peerless happiness in the next world.
Linguistic & Morphemic Analysis (Padaccheda)
Grammatical Parsing
ब्राह्मणस्य
Lemma: ब्राह्मण
POS: m
हि
Lemma: हि
POS: ind
देहो
Lemma: देह
POS: mn
ऽयं
Lemma: इदम्
POS: pron
न
Lemma: न
POS: ind
कामार्थाय
Lemma: काम
POS: m
कामार्थाय
Lemma: अर्थ
POS: mn
जायते
Lemma: जन्
POS: 4. P. • Verb: जायते
इह
Lemma: इह
POS: ind
क्लेशाय
Lemma: क्लेश
POS: m
तपसे
Lemma: तपस्
POS: n
प्रेत्य
Lemma: प्रे
POS: 2. P.
त्वनुपमं
Lemma: तु
POS: ind
त्वनुपमं
Lemma: अनुपम
POS: adj
सुखम्
Lemma: सुख
POS: n
Canonical CTS URN Reference
Mahābhārata, MBh 12.309.23. Poorvam Open Research Engine (PORE) Corpus.