Shloka 105

व्यासशिष्योत्पत्तिवर्णन (Origins/Enumeration of Vyāsa’s Disciplic Succession) — Chapter on Vedic Transmission Lineages

Devanagari script

षट्कर्मनिरता नित्यं शालीना गृहमेधिनः / तुल्यैर्व्यवहरन्ति स्म ह्यदुष्टैः कर्महेतुभिः

Transliteration

ṣaṭkarmaniratā nityaṃ śālīnā gṛhamedhinaḥ / tulyairvyavaharanti sma hyaduṣṭaiḥ karmahetubhiḥ

Translation

Siempre dedicados a los seis deberes, eran dueños de casa sobrios y rectos. Trataban con sus iguales, movidos por causas de acción sin malicia.

Word by Word

• ṣaṭ-karma-niratāḥ: devoted to the six duties
• ṣaṭ-karma-niratāḥ: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ṣaṭ (प्रातिपदिक) + karma (प्रातिपदिक) + nirata (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural (बहुवचन); multi-member तत्पुरुष: ‘engaged in six duties’

• nityam: always
• nityam: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: nitya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Adverb (क्रियाविशेषण-अव्यय)

• śālīnāḥ: well-conducted/modest
• śālīnāḥ: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: śālin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural (बहुवचन)

• gṛha-medhinaḥ: householders
• gṛha-medhinaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: gṛha (प्रातिपदिक) + medhin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative (1st/प्रथमा), Plural (बहुवचन); तत्पुरुष ‘householder’

• tulyaiḥ: with equals
• tulyaiḥ: Sahakari (सहकारी/सह)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: tulya (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Plural (बहुवचन)

• vyavaharanti: they व्यवहार/act/deal
• vyavaharanti: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: vi-ava-√hṛ (धातु)
• Form: Present tense (लट्), Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Plural (बहुवचन)

• sma: (indeed/used to)
• sma: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sma (अव्यय)
• Form: Particle indicating past narration (स्म-निपात)

• hi: indeed/for
• hi: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: hi (अव्यय)
• Form: Particle (निपात) giving emphasis/reason

• aduṣṭaiḥ: by blameless
• aduṣṭaiḥ: Karana (करण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: a-duṣṭa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Plural (बहुवचन); negative prefix a-

• karma-hetubhiḥ: with motives/causes of action
• karma-hetubhiḥ: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: karma (प्रातिपदिक) + hetu (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Plural (बहुवचन); तत्पुरुष ‘causes/motives of action’