Shloka 18
Aśvatthāmā’s Buddhi-Doctrine and Nocturnal Incursion Resolve (अश्वत्थाम्नः बुद्धिविचारः सौप्तिकसंकल्पश्च)
Devanagari script
प्रजापति: प्रजा: सृष्टवा कर्म तासु विधाय च । वर्णे वर्णे समाधत्ते होकैक॑ गुणभाग् गुणम्
Transliteration
prajāpatiḥ prajāḥ sṛṣṭvā karma tāsu vidhāya ca | varṇe varṇe samādhatte hy ekaikaṁ guṇabhāg guṇam ||
Translation
ਪ੍ਰਜਾਪਤੀ ਨੇ ਪ੍ਰਜਾਵਾਂ ਦੀ ਸ੍ਰਿਸ਼ਟੀ ਕਰਕੇ ਉਨ੍ਹਾਂ ਲਈ ਕਰਮ ਦਾ ਵਿਧਾਨ ਕੀਤਾ; ਅਤੇ ਹਰ ਵਰਣ ਵਿੱਚ ਇੱਕ-ਇੱਕ ਵਿਸ਼ੇਸ਼, ਪਰਿਭਾਸ਼ਕ ਗੁਣ ਸਥਾਪਿਤ ਕਰ ਦਿੱਤਾ।
Word by Word
प्रजापतिःPrajapati (lord of creatures)
प्रजापतिः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootप्रजापति
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
प्रजाःcreatures, subjects
प्रजाः:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootप्रजा
FormFeminine, Accusative, Plural
सृष्ट्वाhaving created
सृष्ट्वा:
TypeVerb
Rootसृज्
Formक्त्वा (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage), Non-finite
कर्मduty, action (prescribed work)
कर्म:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootकर्मन्
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
तासुin/among them (those)
तासु:
Adhikarana
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormFeminine, Locative, Plural
विधायhaving ordained/arranged
विधाय:
TypeVerb
Rootधा (वि + धा)
Formल्यप् (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage), Non-finite
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
वर्णेin a class/varna
वर्णे:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootवर्ण
FormMasculine, Locative, Singular
वर्णेin (each) class/varna
वर्णे:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootवर्ण
FormMasculine, Locative, Singular
समाधत्तेplaces/establishes
समाधत्ते:
TypeVerb
Rootधा (सम् + आ + धा)
FormPresent, Indicative, Atmanepada, Third, Singular
एकैकम्one each (a single one in each)
एकैकम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootएकैक
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
गुणभाग्apportioner of qualities
गुणभाग्:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootगुणभाग्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
गुणम्quality, attribute
गुणम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootगुण
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
Speaker
संजय उवाच
Characters & Entities
S
SañjayaP
Prajāpati (Brahmā)P
prajāḥ (creatures/subjects)V
varṇa (social orders)Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Sandhi Notes