महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-12, chapter-182, verse-6
कृषिगोरक्ष्यवाणिज्यं यो विशत्यनिशं शुचिः ।
वेदाध्ययनसंपन्नः स वैश्य इति संज्ञितः ॥६॥
वेदाध्ययनसंपन्नः स वैश्य इति संज्ञितः ॥६॥
6. kṛṣigorakṣyavāṇijyaṁ yo viśatyaniśaṁ śuciḥ ,
vedādhyayanasaṁpannaḥ sa vaiśya iti saṁjñitaḥ.
vedādhyayanasaṁpannaḥ sa vaiśya iti saṁjñitaḥ.
6.
kṛṣigorakṣyavāṇijyam yaḥ viśati aniśam śuciḥ
vedādhyayanasaṃpannaḥ saḥ vaiśyaḥ iti saṃjñitaḥ
vedādhyayanasaṃpannaḥ saḥ vaiśyaḥ iti saṃjñitaḥ
6.
yaḥ aniśam kṛṣigorakṣyavāṇijyam viśati śuciḥ
vedādhyayanasaṃpannaḥ saḥ vaiśyaḥ iti saṃjñitaḥ
vedādhyayanasaṃpannaḥ saḥ vaiśyaḥ iti saṃjñitaḥ
6.
One who consistently engages in agriculture, cattle-rearing, and commerce, who is pure, and accomplished in Vedic study, is designated as a Vaishya.
Words meanings summery:
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- कृषिगोरक्ष्यवाणिज्यम् (kṛṣigorakṣyavāṇijyam) - agriculture, cattle-rearing, and commerce
- यः (yaḥ) - who, which
- विशति (viśati) - enters, engages in, undertakes
- अनिशम् (aniśam) - constantly, without rest, continuously
- शुचिः (śuciḥ) - pure, clean, holy
- वेदाध्ययनसंपन्नः (vedādhyayanasaṁpannaḥ) - accomplished in Vedic study, endowed with knowledge of the Vedas
- सः (saḥ) - he, that
- वैश्यः (vaiśyaḥ) - a Vaishya (member of the merchant/farmer class)
- इति (iti) - thus, in this manner, so called
- संज्ञितः (saṁjñitaḥ) - designated, called, named
Words meanings and morphology
कृषिगोरक्ष्यवाणिज्यम् (kṛṣigorakṣyavāṇijyam) - agriculture, cattle-rearing, and commerce
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of kṛṣigorakṣyavāṇijya
kṛṣigorakṣyavāṇijya - agriculture, cattle-rearing, and commerce (as a collective activity or field)
Compound type : dvandva (kṛṣi+gorakṣya+vāṇijya)
- kṛṣi – agriculture, farming
noun (feminine)
From root 'kṛṣ' (to plough).
Root: kṛṣ (class 1) - gorakṣya – cattle protection, cattle rearing
noun (neuter)
Gerundive
Derived from 'go' (cow) and root 'rakṣ' (to protect) with suffix '-ya'.
Root: rakṣ (class 1) - vāṇijya – commerce, trade, merchandising
noun (neuter)
Derived from 'vaṇij' (merchant).
Note: Used as an object of 'viśati'.
यः (yaḥ) - who, which
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of yad
yad - which, what, who
Note: Relative pronoun introducing a clause.
विशति (viśati) - enters, engages in, undertakes
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of viś
Present Active
3rd person singular present active indicative form of root viś.
Root: viś (class 6)
अनिशम् (aniśam) - constantly, without rest, continuously
(indeclinable)
Adverbial form of 'aniśa' (sleepless, continuous).
Note: Functions as an adverb modifying 'viśati'.
शुचिः (śuciḥ) - pure, clean, holy
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of śuci
śuci - pure, clean, bright, honest
Note: Agrees with 'yaḥ' (implied subject).
वेदाध्ययनसंपन्नः (vedādhyayanasaṁpannaḥ) - accomplished in Vedic study, endowed with knowledge of the Vedas
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of vedādhyayanasaṃpanna
vedādhyayanasaṁpanna - accomplished in Vedic study, endowed with Vedic learning
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (veda+adhyayana+sampanna)
- veda – Veda (sacred knowledge), knowledge
noun (masculine)
From root 'vid' (to know).
Root: vid (class 2) - adhyayana – study, learning, reading
noun (neuter)
Derived from root 'i' (to go) with prefix 'adhi'.
Prefix: adhi
Root: i (class 2) - sampanna – accomplished, endowed, complete, rich
adjective (masculine)
Past Passive Participle
From root 'pad' with prefix 'sam'.
Prefix: sam
Root: pad (class 4)
Note: Agrees with 'yaḥ' (implied subject).
सः (saḥ) - he, that
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of tad
tad - that, he, she, it
Note: Refers back to 'yaḥ'.
वैश्यः (vaiśyaḥ) - a Vaishya (member of the merchant/farmer class)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of vaiśya
vaiśya - a member of the third varṇa, a merchant, a farmer
Derived from 'viś' (settlement, community, people).
Note: Predicative nominative with 'iti saṃjñitaḥ'.
इति (iti) - thus, in this manner, so called
(indeclinable)
संज्ञितः (saṁjñitaḥ) - designated, called, named
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of saṃjñita
saṁjñita - designated, named, known, agreed upon
Past Passive Participle
Derived from root 'jñā' (to know) with prefix 'sam'.
Prefix: sam
Root: jñā (class 9)
Note: Agrees with 'saḥ' (implied subject, 'he').