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Shloka 140

Varṇa-dharma and Rājadharma: Yudhiṣṭhira’s Inquiry and Bhīṣma’s Normative Outline (वर्णधर्म-राजधर्म-प्रश्नोत्तरम्)

सकल चातुराश्रम्यं चातुहोंत्रं तथैव च । चातुर्वर्ण्य तथैवात्र चातुर्विद्यं च कीर्तितम्‌,युधिष्ठिर! पुराणशास्त्र, महर्षियोंकी उत्पत्ति, तीर्थ-समूह, नक्षत्रसमुदाय, ब्रह्मचर्य आदि चार आश्रम, होता आदि चार प्रकारके ऋत्विजोंसे सम्पन्न होनेवाले यज्ञकर्म, चारों वर्ण और चारों विद्याओंका पूर्वोक्त नीतिशास्त्रमें प्रतिपादन किया गया है

sakala-cāturāśramyaṁ cātur-hotraṁ tathaiva ca | cātur-varṇyaṁ tathaivātra cātur-vidyaṁ ca kīrtitam, yudhiṣṭhira |

Bhishma said: “O Yudhishthira, in this teaching on polity and right conduct, the entire fourfold order of life (the āśramas), the fourfold sacrificial system with its four principal priests, the four social orders (varṇas), and the four branches of learning have all been set forth.”

सकलम्entire, complete
सकलम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootसकल
FormNeuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular
चातुराश्रम्यम्the system of the four āśramas
चातुराश्रम्यम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootचातुराश्रम्य
FormNeuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular
and
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
चातुर्होत्रम्the fourfold priesthood (four ṛtvij-s)
चातुर्होत्रम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootचातुर्होत्र
FormNeuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular
तथाlikewise, so
तथा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतथा
एवindeed, just
एव:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएव
and
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
चातुर्वर्ण्यम्the fourfold varṇa order
चातुर्वर्ण्यम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootचातुर्वर्ण्य
FormNeuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular
तथाlikewise
तथा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतथा
एवindeed
एव:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएव
अत्रhere (in this context/teaching)
अत्र:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअत्र
चातुर्विद्यम्the fourfold knowledge (four vidyā-s)
चातुर्विद्यम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootचातुर्विद्य
FormNeuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular
and
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
कीर्तितम्has been declared/mentioned
कीर्तितम्:
TypeVerb
Rootकीर्तित
Formक्त (past passive participle), Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular, Passive (participial)

भीष्म उवाच

B
Bhīṣma
Y
Yudhiṣṭhira
Ā
āśrama
H
hotṛ
ṛtvij
V
varṇa
V
vidyā