Shloka 16
भिक्षुलक्षणम्—एकचर्याः, अहिंसा, कैवल्याश्रमः
Marks of the Mendicant: Solitary Wandering, Non-Injury, and the Kaivalya-Discipline
Devanagari script
मध्यमानि द्वयान्याहुर्धर्मज्ञानीतराणि च । धर्मज्ञानि विशिष्टानि कार्याकार्योपधारणात्
Translation
Vyāsa said: ‘Even among the middling, two kinds are spoken of—those who know dharma and those who do not. Of these, the knowers of dharma are superior, because they discern what should be done and what should not be done, and they hold fast to the performance of duty.’
Word by Word
मध्यमानिmiddling (persons/ones)
मध्यमानि:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootमध्यम
FormNeuter, Nominative, Plural
द्वयानिtwo kinds
द्वयानि:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootद्वय
FormNeuter, Nominative, Plural
आहुःthey say / have said
आहुः:
TypeVerb
Rootअह्
FormPerfect (Paroksha), 3, Plural, Parasmaipada
धर्मज्ञानिknowing dharma
धर्मज्ञानि:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootधर्मज्ञ
FormNeuter, Nominative, Plural
इतराणिthe other (kind)
इतराणि:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootइतर
FormNeuter, Nominative, Plural
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
धर्मज्ञानिthe dharma-knowing (ones)
धर्मज्ञानि:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootधर्मज्ञ
FormNeuter, Nominative, Plural
विशिष्टानिsuperior / distinguished
विशिष्टानि:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootविशिष्ट
FormNeuter, Nominative, Plural
कार्याकार्योपधारणात्because of discerning what should and should not be done
कार्याकार्योपधारणात्:
Apadana
TypeNoun
Rootकार्य-अकार्य-उपधारण
FormNeuter, Ablative, Singular
Speaker
व्यास उवाच
Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes