Sutra 7
Devanagari script
स्वधर्मकर्माभिरतो वर्तते स्वेषु वर्त्मसु ॥ कZ_०१.४.१६च्द् ॥
Transliteration
svadharma-karmābhirato vartate sveṣu vartmasu
Translation
اپنے اپنے دھرم اور کرم میں مشغول لوگ اپنے اپنے راستوں (کرداروں) پر چلتے رہتے ہیں۔
Word by Word
स्वधर्मकर्माभिरतःengaged in (and devoted to) the duties and actions of one’s own dharma
स्वधर्मकर्माभिरतः:
TypeParticiple (Verbal adjective)
Rootअभि√रम्
Formपुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-एकवचन; भूतकृदन्त (क्त) ‘अभिरत’ = ‘engaged/delighting in’; समासपूर्वपद ‘स्वधर्मकर्म’ (नपुं., एकवचन) + ‘अभिरत’
वर्ततेacts / conducts himself / lives
वर्तते:
TypeVerb
Root√वृत् (वर्तते)
Formलट्-लकार, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन; आत्मनेपद
स्वेषुin one’s own
स्वेषु:
TypePronoun (Possessive adjective)
Rootस्व
Formसप्तमी-बहुवचन; (त्रिलिङ्ग) विशेषणरूपेण
वर्त्मसुpaths / courses (of conduct)
वर्त्मसु:
TypeNoun
Rootवर्त्मन्
Formनपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-बहुवचन
Entities Mentioned
P
people/subjects (implied)S
svadharma (role duties)FAQs
Reduced conflict and transaction costs: when roles are predictable and enforced, administration and economic life become more orderly.