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Varaha Purana 115.25: Adhyaya 115, Shloka 25

The Arising of Diverse Dharmas: Devotional Observances and Varṇa-Based Duties

क्षत्रियाणां प्रवक्ष्यामि मम कर्मसु तिष्ठताम् ॥ यानि कर्माणि कुर्वीत क्षत्रियो मध्यसंस्थितः ॥

Sanskrit recitationVaraha Purana 115.25

kṣatriyāṇāṃ pravakṣyāmi mama karmasu tiṣṭhatām || yāni karmāṇi kurvīta kṣatriyo madhyasaṃsthitaḥ ||

Aku akan menyatakan kewajipan para kṣatriya yang teguh dalam amalan yang Kuajarkan—apakah perbuatan yang patut dilakukan oleh kṣatriya yang berdiri dalam keseimbangan.

क्षत्रियाणाम्of kṣatriyas
क्षत्रियाणाम्:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
TypeNoun
Rootक्षत्रिय (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी (6th), बहुवचन
प्रवक्ष्यामिI shall declare
प्रवक्ष्यामि:
Kriya (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootवच् (धातु) उपसर्गः प्र-
Formलृट्-लकार (Simple Future), उत्तमपुरुष (1st), एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्
ममmy
मम:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
TypeNoun
Rootअस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formषष्ठी (6th), एकवचन; सर्वनाम
कर्मसुin duties
कर्मसु:
Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
TypeNoun
Rootकर्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th), बहुवचन
तिष्ठताम्of those abiding (in them)
तिष्ठताम्:
Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
TypeVerb
Rootस्था (धातु)
Formवर्तमानकालिक शतृ-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (present active participle) ‘तिष्ठत्’; षष्ठी (6th), बहुवचन; ‘of those who stand/abide’
यानिwhich
यानि:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootयद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), बहुवचन; सम्बन्धक (relative pronoun)
कर्माणिdeeds/duties
कर्माणि:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootकर्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), बहुवचन
कुर्वीतshould do
कुर्वीत:
Kriya (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Rootकृ (धातु)
Formविधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपदम्
क्षत्रियःa kṣatriya
क्षत्रियः:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootक्षत्रिय (प्रातिपदिक)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन
मध्य-संस्थितःstanding in the middle / moderate
मध्य-संस्थितः:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeAdjective
Rootमध्य (प्रातिपदिक) + संस्थित (कृदन्त, स्था धातु, सम्-)
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; विशेषण; मध्ये संस्थितः (सप्तमी-तत्पुरुष)

Varāha (default dialogue framework: instructor)

C
Classical Literature
D
Dharma
K
Kingship Studies
V
Varṇāśrama

FAQs

It frames kṣatriya conduct within a Purāṇic dharma template, relevant to the study of kingship ethics and social norms in Sanskrit literature.

No geographic location is identified.

To remain ‘balanced’ (madhyasaṃsthita) while performing role-specific duties—suggesting restraint and measured governance.

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