Shloka 6
Adhyāya 189: Japa—Inquiry into the Jāpaka, Method
Vidhi), and Fruit (Phala
Devanagari script
भरद्वाज उवाच चातुर्वर्ण्यस्य वर्णेन यदि वर्णो विभिद्यते । सर्वेषां खलु वर्णानां दृश्यते वर्णसंकर:
Translation
Bharadvāja berkata: “Wahai Tuan, bila empat varṇa dibedakan berdasarkan warna, maka pada setiap varṇa pun tampak manusia dengan warna yang beragam; dengan demikian yang terlihat justru percampuran varṇa di mana-mana.”
Word by Word
भरद्वाजःBharadvaja
भरद्वाजः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootभरद्वाज
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
उवाचsaid
उवाच:
TypeVerb
Rootवच्
FormPerfect (Paroksha-bhuta), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada
चातुर्वर्ण्यस्यof the fourfold social order
चातुर्वर्ण्यस्य:
TypeNoun
Rootचातुर्वर्ण्य
FormNeuter, Genitive, Singular
वर्णेनby (a) color/varna
वर्णेन:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootवर्ण
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Singular
यदिif
यदि:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootयदि
वर्णःa varna/class
वर्णः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootवर्ण
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
विभिद्यतेis distinguished / becomes differentiated
विभिद्यते:
TypeVerb
Rootभिद्
FormPresent, 3rd, Singular, Atmanepada, Passive/Reflexive (middle usage)
सर्वेषाम्of all
सर्वेषाम्:
TypeAdjective
Rootसर्व
FormMasculine/Neuter, Genitive, Plural
खलुindeed / surely
खलु:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootखलु
वर्णानाम्of the varnas/classes
वर्णानाम्:
TypeNoun
Rootवर्ण
FormMasculine, Genitive, Plural
दृश्यतेis seen / appears
दृश्यते:
TypeVerb
Rootदृश्
FormPresent, 3rd, Singular, Atmanepada, Passive
वर्णसंकरःintermixture of varnas / confusion of classes
वर्णसंकरः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootवर्णसंकर
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
Speaker
भरद्वाज उवाच
Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes