Shloka 21
Varṇasaṃkara: Causes, Classifications, and Conduct-based Recognition (वर्णसंकरः—हेतु-जाति-आचारनिर्णयः)
Devanagari script
यद्यप्याचरित: कैश्रिन्नैष धर्म: सनातन: । अन्येषामपि दृश्यन्ते लोकत: सम्प्रवृत्तय:,यद्यपि कुछ पुरुषोंने ऐसा आचरण किया है; परंतु यह सनातन धर्म नहीं है। दूसरे लोगोंमें भी लोकाचारवश बहुत-सी प्रवृत्तियाँ देखी जाती हैं
Transliteration
yady apy ācaritaḥ kaiścin naiṣa dharmaḥ sanātanaḥ | anyeṣām api dṛśyante lokataḥ sampravṛttayaḥ ||
Translation
यद्यप्याचरितः कैश्चिन्नैष धर्मः सनातनः । अन्येषामपि दृश्यन्ते लोकतः सम्प्रवृत्तयः ॥
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यद्यपिalthough
यद्यपि:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootयद् + अपि
Formconcessive particle
आचरितःpractised / performed
आचरितः:
TypeVerb
Rootआ-चर्
Formpast passive participle; masculine nominative singular
कैःby whom / by some (persons)
कैः:
Karana
TypePronoun
Rootकिम्
Formmasculine instrumental plural
चित्indeed / some / any (emphatic-indefinite)
चित्:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootचित्
Formenclitic particle
नnot
न:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन
Formnegation
एषःthis
एषः:
TypePronoun
Rootएतद्
Formmasculine nominative singular
धर्मःdharma / righteous law
धर्मः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootधर्म
Formmasculine nominative singular
सनातनःeternal / ancient
सनातनः:
TypeAdjective
Rootसनातन
Formmasculine nominative singular (agreeing with धर्मः)
अन्येषाम्of others
अन्येषाम्:
TypePronoun
Rootअन्य
Formmasculine/neuter genitive plural
अपिalso / even
अपि:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअपि
Formparticle
दृश्यन्तेare seen / are observed
दृश्यन्ते:
TypeVerb
Rootदृश्
Formpresent tense, passive; 3rd person plural
लोकतःfrom the world / due to common practice
लोकतः:
Apadana
TypeNoun
Rootलोक
Formmasculine ablative singular (used adverbially)
सम्प्रवृत्तयःpractices / tendencies / courses of conduct
सम्प्रवृत्तयः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootसम्प्रवृत्ति
Formfeminine nominative plural
Speaker
भीष्म उवाच
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B
BhishmaVerse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Geographic Context
Sandhi Notes