महानिर्वाण-तन्त्रम्
mahānirvāṇa-tantram
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chapter-8, verse-111
राजन्यानाञ्च सद्वृत्तं संग्रामो भूमिशासनम् ।
अत्राशक्तौ वणिग्वृत्तं शूद्रवृत्तमथाश्रयेत् ॥१११॥
अत्राशक्तौ वणिग्वृत्तं शूद्रवृत्तमथाश्रयेत् ॥१११॥
111. rājanyānāñca sadvṛttaṁ saṁgrāmo bhūmiśāsanam ,
atrāśaktau vaṇigvṛttaṁ śūdravṛttamathāśrayet.
atrāśaktau vaṇigvṛttaṁ śūdravṛttamathāśrayet.
111.
rājanyānām ca satvṛttam saṅgrāmaḥ bhūmiśāsanam
atra aśaktau vaṇigvṛttam śūdravṛttam atha āśrayet
atra aśaktau vaṇigvṛttam śūdravṛttam atha āśrayet
111.
rājanyānām ca satvṛttam saṅgrāmaḥ bhūmiśāsanam
atra aśaktau vaṇigvṛttam śūdravṛttam atha āśrayet
atra aśaktau vaṇigvṛttam śūdravṛttam atha āśrayet
111. For kṣatriyas, the proper conduct consists of warfare and ruling the land, but in times of inability, one may resort to the livelihood of merchants, and thereafter to that of śūdras.
Words meanings summery:
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- राजन्यानाम् (rājanyānām) - of kṣatriyas, of members of the royal and warrior class
- च (ca) - and, also
- सत्वृत्तम् (satvṛttam) - good conduct, proper livelihood, proper behavior
- सङ्ग्रामः (saṅgrāmaḥ) - warfare, battle, fight
- भूमिशासनम् (bhūmiśāsanam) - ruling the land, governing the earth
- अत्र (atra) - in this circumstance, here, in this case
- अशक्तौ (aśaktau) - in inability, when incapable, in difficulty
- वणिग्वृत्तम् (vaṇigvṛttam) - livelihood of a merchant, trade and commerce
- शूद्रवृत्तम् (śūdravṛttam) - livelihood of a śūdra, service-oriented occupation
- अथ (atha) - then, thereafter, subsequently
- आश्रयेत् (āśrayet) - one should resort to, one should practice, one should take refuge in
Words meanings and morphology
राजन्यानाम् (rājanyānām) - of kṣatriyas, of members of the royal and warrior class
(noun)
Genitive, masculine, plural of rājanya
rājanya - a kṣatriya, a member of the royal or warrior class
derived from rājan with the taddhita suffix nya
च (ca) - and, also
(indeclinable)
primary indeclinable particle
सत्वृत्तम् (satvṛttam) - good conduct, proper livelihood, proper behavior
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of satvṛtta
satvṛtta - good conduct, proper behavior, righteous livelihood
tatpurusha compound of sat and vṛtta
Compound type : tatpurusha (sat+vṛtta)
- sat – true, good, existing, virtuous
adjective (neuter)
Present active participle
from root as
Root: as (class 2) - vṛtta – conduct, behavior, occurrence, livelihood
noun (neuter)
Past Passive Participle
from root vṛt
Root: vṛt (class 1)
सङ्ग्रामः (saṅgrāmaḥ) - warfare, battle, fight
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of saṅgrāma
saṅgrāma - battle, war, fight
from sam + grāma (root gram)
Prefix: sam
Root: gram (class 1)
भूमिशासनम् (bhūmiśāsanam) - ruling the land, governing the earth
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of bhūmiśāsana
bhūmiśāsana - governing the land, ruling the earth
tatpurusha compound of bhūmi and śāsana
Compound type : tatpurusha (bhūmi+śāsana)
- bhūmi – earth, land, ground
noun (feminine)
from root bhū
Root: bhū (class 1) - śāsana – ruling, governing, instruction, command
noun (neuter)
from root śās
Root: śās (class 2)
अत्र (atra) - in this circumstance, here, in this case
(indeclinable)
pronominal adverb from pronoun ida
अशक्तौ (aśaktau) - in inability, when incapable, in difficulty
(noun)
Locative, feminine, singular of aśakti
aśakti - inability, incapacity, weakness
a + śakti (root śak)
Root: śak (class 5)
वणिग्वृत्तम् (vaṇigvṛttam) - livelihood of a merchant, trade and commerce
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of vaṇigvṛtta
vaṇigvṛtta - merchant livelihood, trade, commerce
tatpurusha compound of vaṇij and vṛtta
Compound type : tatpurusha (vaṇij+vṛtta)
- vaṇij – merchant, trader
noun (masculine)
from root vaṇij
Root: vaṇij (class 1) - vṛtta – conduct, livelihood, behavior
noun (neuter)
Past Passive Participle
from root vṛt
Root: vṛt (class 1)
शूद्रवृत्तम् (śūdravṛttam) - livelihood of a śūdra, service-oriented occupation
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, accusative of śūdravṛtta
śūdravṛtta - livelihood of a śūdra
tatpurusha compound of śūdra and vṛtta
Compound type : tatpurusha (śūdra+vṛtta)
- śūdra – a member of the fourth social class, śūdra
noun (masculine)
primary noun - vṛtta – conduct, livelihood
noun (neuter)
Past Passive Participle
from root vṛt
Root: vṛt (class 1)
अथ (atha) - then, thereafter, subsequently
(indeclinable)
primary indeclinable
आश्रयेत् (āśrayet) - one should resort to, one should practice, one should take refuge in
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, optative (liṅ) of āśri
root śri with upasarga ā
Prefix: ā
Root: śri (class 1)