Shloka 8
परिव्राजक-आचारः (Conduct of the Wandering Renunciant) — Mahābhārata, Śānti-parva 269
Devanagari script
आसन गृहस्था भूयिष्ठा अव्युत्क्रान्ता: स्वकर्मसु । राजानश्न तथा युक्ता ब्राह्मणाश्न यथाविधि,पूर्वकालमें बहुत-से ब्राह्मण और राजा ऐसे हो गये हैं, जो गृहस्थ आश्रममें ही रहते हुए अपने-अपने कर्मोका त्याग न करके उनमें निष्काम भावसे विधिपूर्वक लगे रहे
Transliteration
āsan gṛhasthā bhūyiṣṭhā avyutkrāntāḥ svakarmasu | rājānaś ca tathā yuktā brāhmaṇāś ca yathāvidhi ||
Translation
Kapila said: “In former times, many people—especially householders—remained steadfast in their own prescribed duties without falling away from them. Kings, disciplined in their responsibilities, and Brahmins as well, performed their ordained acts in the proper manner, with a spirit of selfless commitment.”
Word by Word
आसन्were
आसन्:
TypeVerb
Rootअस् (धातु)
Formलङ् (imperfect), 3, plural, परस्मैपद
गृहस्थाःhouseholders
गृहस्थाः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootगृहस्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
Formmasculine, nominative, plural
भूयिष्ठाःvery many / most numerous
भूयिष्ठाः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootभूयिष्ठ (प्रातिपदिक)
Formmasculine, nominative, plural, superlative
अव्युत्क्रान्ताःnot deviated / not having departed
अव्युत्क्रान्ताः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootअव्युत्क्रान्त (प्रातिपदिक; कृदन्त from व्युत्-क्रम् with नञ्)
Formmasculine, nominative, plural, क्त (past passive participle), अ- (नञ्), व्युत्-
स्वकर्मसुin their own duties
स्वकर्मसु:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootस्वकर्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
Formneuter, locative, plural
राजानःkings
राजानः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootराजन् (प्रातिपदिक)
Formmasculine, nominative, plural
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
तथाlikewise / in the same way
तथा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतथा
युक्ताःengaged / devoted
युक्ताः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootयुक्त (प्रातिपदिक; कृदन्त from युज्)
Formmasculine, nominative, plural, क्त (past passive participle)
ब्राह्मणाःbrahmins
ब्राह्मणाः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootब्राह्मण (प्रातिपदिक)
Formmasculine, nominative, plural
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
यथाविधिaccording to rule / duly
यथाविधि:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootयथा + विधि (प्रातिपदिक)
Speaker
कपिल उवाच
Characters & Entities
K
KapilaK
Kings (rājānaḥ)B
Brahmins (brāhmaṇāḥ)H
Householders (gṛhasthāḥ)Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Sandhi Notes