महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-57, verse-12

सर्वे वर्णाः स्वधर्मस्थाः सदा चेदिषु मानद ।
न तेऽस्त्यविदितं किंचित्त्रिषु लोकेषु यद्भवेत् ॥१२॥

12. sarve varṇāḥ svadharmasthāḥ sadā cediṣu mānada ,
na te'styaviditaṁ kiṁcittriṣu lokeṣu yadbhavet.

12. sarve varṇāḥ svadharmasthāḥ sadā cediṣu mānada na
te asti aviditaṃ kiṃcit triṣu lokeṣu yat bhavet

12. O Giver of Honor, all social classes among the Cedis always adhere to their own dharma. Nothing that may occur in the three worlds is unknown to you.

12. כל המעמדות החברתיים בצ׳ֵדִי נשארים תמיד בתורת החיים של עצמם, הו נותן הכבוד. ואין בשלושת העולמות דבר שיהיה בלתי ידוע לך.

Words meanings summery:

• सर्वे (sarve) - all (all, every)

• वर्णाः (varṇāḥ) - social classes (color, caste, class, letter)

• स्वधर्मस्थाः (svadharmasthāḥ) - adhering to their own dharma (established in one's own duty/dharma)

• सदा (sadā) - always (always, ever)

• चेदिषु (cediṣu) - among the Cedis (in the Cedi country, among the Cedis)

• मानद (mānada) - O Giver of Honor (O giver of honor/respect)

• न (na) - not (not, no)

• ते (te) - to you (to you, by you, of you)

• अस्ति (asti) - is (is, exists)

• अविदितं (aviditaṁ) - unknown (unknown, not known)

• किंचित् (kiṁcit) - anything (anything, something)

• त्रिषु (triṣu) - in the three

• लोकेषु (lokeṣu) - in the worlds (in the worlds, in the realms)

• यत् (yat) - that which (which, whatever, that)

• भवेत् (bhavet) - may occur (may be, might be, should be)

Words meanings and morphology

सर्वे (sarve) - all (all, every)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sarva

sarva - all, whole, every

Note: Qualifies 'varṇāḥ'

वर्णाः (varṇāḥ) - social classes (color, caste, class, letter)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of varṇa

varṇa - color, outward appearance, class, caste, character, letter (of alphabet)

from root vṛ

Root: vṛ (class 5)

Note: Subject of implicit 'are'

स्वधर्मस्थाः (svadharmasthāḥ) - adhering to their own dharma (established in one's own duty/dharma)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of svadharmastha

svadharmastha - standing in one's own duty, adhering to one's own law

compound from sva-dharma-stha

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sva+dharma+stha)

• sva – one's own, self
  pronoun/adjective
• dharma – righteousness, duty, law, virtue
  noun (masculine)
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)
• stha – standing, staying, situated, established
  adjective (masculine)
  agent noun / verbal adjective
  derived from root sthā
  Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'varṇāḥ'

सदा (sadā) - always (always, ever)

(indeclinable)

Note: Adverb modifying the state of 'being established'

चेदिषु (cediṣu) - among the Cedis (in the Cedi country, among the Cedis)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, plural of cedi

cedi - name of a country or its people

Note: Indicates location

मानद (mānada) - O Giver of Honor (O giver of honor/respect)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of mānada

mānada - bestowing honor, respectful, a respectful person

compound of māna (honor) and da (giver)

Compound type : upapada (māna+da)

• māna – honor, respect, pride, measure
  noun (masculine/neuter)
  action noun
  from root man
  Root: man (class 4)
• da – giving, bestowing, a giver
  adjective/agent noun (masculine)
  agent noun
  from root dā
  Root: dā (class 3)

Note: Address to the listener

न (na) - not (not, no)

(indeclinable)

Note: Negation particle

ते (te) - to you (to you, by you, of you)

(pronoun)

singular of yuşmad

yuşmad - you

Note: 'aviditaṃ te' means 'unknown to you' (dative of interest)

अस्ति (asti) - is (is, exists)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (lat) of as

Root: as (class 2)

Note: Main verb

अविदितं (aviditaṁ) - unknown (unknown, not known)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of avidita

avidita - unknown, not known, unperceived

past passive participle

negative prefix a- to vidita (from root vid)

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+vidita)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
  negative prefix
• vidita – known, understood, perceived
  adjective (neuter)
  past passive participle
  from root vid
  Root: vid (class 2)

Note: Predicate adjective for 'kiṃcit'

किंचित् (kiṁcit) - anything (anything, something)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kiṃcit

kiṁcit - anything, something, whatever

from kim + cit

Note: Subject of 'asti'

त्रिषु (triṣu) - in the three

(numeral)

Note: Qualifies 'lokeṣu'

लोकेषु (lokeṣu) - in the worlds (in the worlds, in the realms)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, plural of loka

loka - world, realm, people, sight

from root lok

Root: lok (class 10)

Note: Locative of place

यत् (yat) - that which (which, whatever, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, what, that (relative pronoun)

Note: Connects 'kiṃcit' to the clause 'bhavet'

भवेत् (bhavet) - may occur (may be, might be, should be)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhiliṅ) of bhū

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Expresses possibility or potentiality

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