Shloka 17

Chapter 78: Royal Responsibility for Wealth, Social Order, and the Protection of Dvijas

Kekaya Exemplum

Devanagari script

त्रीन्‌ वर्णानुपजीवन्ति यथावदनसूयका: । मम शाूद्रा: स्वकर्मस्था मामकान्तरमाविश:

Translation

Bhīṣma dit : «Mes śūdra vivent en servant comme il se doit les trois varṇa, sans malveillance ni goût pour relever les fautes d’autrui. Ainsi, eux aussi demeurent dans leur devoir ; et pourtant, comment es-tu entré en moi ?»

Word by Word

• त्रीन्: three
• त्रीन्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: त्रि
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• वर्णान्: classes/varnas
• वर्णान्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: वर्ण
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Plural

• उपजीवन्ति: they live by/earn their living by
• उपजीवन्ति: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: उप-जीव्
• Form: Present, Third, Plural, Parasmaipada

• यथावत्: properly, as prescribed
• यथावत्: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथावत्

• अनसूयकाः: free from envy/carping
• अनसूयकाः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अनसूयक
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• मम: of me, my
• मम: Adhikarana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद्
• Form: Genitive, Singular

• शूद्राः: Shudras
• शूद्राः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: शूद्र
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• स्वकर्मस्थाः: standing in their own duties
• स्वकर्मस्थाः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्वकर्मस्थ
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• मामक: mine, belonging to me
• मामक: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मामक
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• अन्तरम्: interior, inside
• अन्तरम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्तर
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• आविशः: you have entered
• आविशः: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ-विश्
• Form: Perfect, Second, Singular, Parasmaipada

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