Shloka 37

Yuga-Lakṣaṇa and Varṣa-Pramāṇa Inquiry (युगलक्षण–वर्षप्रमाण–प्रश्न)

Devanagari script

मशकेषु तु राजन्या धार्मिका: सर्वकामदा: । मानसाभ्न महाराज वैश्यधर्मोपजीविन:

Translation

三阇耶说道：“至于摩舍迦之中，刹帝利（王族）皆奉法而行，能满足众人所求。又在摩那娑之中，大王啊，他们以吠舍（Vaiśya）之法为业而生。”

Word by Word

• मशकेषु: among the mosquitoes / in the mosquitoes
• मशकेषु: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: मशक
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Plural

• तु: but, however
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तु

• राजन्याः: Kshatriyas / royal warriors
• राजन्याः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन्य
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• धार्मिकाः: righteous, following dharma
• धार्मिकाः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: धार्मिक
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• सर्वकामदाः: granting all desires
• सर्वकामदाः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सर्वकामद
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• मानसाभ्न: O one like a cloud in the mind (epithet; text-uncertain)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मानसाभ्न
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• महाराज: O great king
• Type: Noun
• Root: महाराज
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• वैश्यधर्मोपजीविनः: living by the duties/means of Vaishyas
• वैश्यधर्मोपजीविनः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वैश्यधर्मोपजीविन्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

Speaker

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