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महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-285, verse-21

कृषिश्च पाशुपाल्यं च वाणिज्यं च विशामपि ।
द्विजानां परिचर्या च शूद्रकर्म नराधिप ॥२१॥
21. kṛṣiśca pāśupālyaṁ ca vāṇijyaṁ ca viśāmapi ,
dvijānāṁ paricaryā ca śūdrakarma narādhipa.
21. kṛṣiḥ ca pāśupālyam ca vāṇijyam ca viśām api
dvijānām paricaryā ca śūdrakarma narādhipa
21. narādhipa viśām api kṛṣiḥ ca pāśupālyam ca vāṇijyam
ca (asti) ca dvijānām paricaryā śūdrakarma (asti)
21. O King, agriculture, cattle rearing, and trade are the occupations of the Vaiśyas. Service to the twice-born is the work of the Śūdras.

Words meanings summery:

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  • कृषिः (kṛṣiḥ) - agriculture, cultivation
  • (ca) - and, also
  • पाशुपाल्यम् (pāśupālyam) - cattle rearing, animal husbandry, pasturing
  • (ca) - and, also
  • वाणिज्यम् (vāṇijyam) - trade, commerce
  • (ca) - and, also
  • विशाम् (viśām) - of the Vaiśyas (the third social class)
  • अपि (api) - also, even, too
  • द्विजानाम् (dvijānām) - of the twice-born (Brāhmaṇas, Kṣatriyas, Vaiśyas)
  • परिचर्या (paricaryā) - service, attendance, worship
  • (ca) - and, also
  • शूद्रकर्म (śūdrakarma) - the work/duty of a Śūdra
  • नराधिप (narādhipa) - O King, O ruler of men

Words meanings and morphology

कृषिः (kṛṣiḥ) - agriculture, cultivation
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of kṛṣi
kṛṣi - agriculture, cultivation, ploughing
Derived from the root kṛṣ (to plough, cultivate).
Root: kṛṣ (class 1)
(ca) - and, also
(indeclinable)
पाशुपाल्यम् (pāśupālyam) - cattle rearing, animal husbandry, pasturing
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of pāśupālya
pāśupālya - cattle rearing, animal husbandry, pasturing
Derived from paśupāla (herdsman) with the suffix -ya.
(ca) - and, also
(indeclinable)
वाणिज्यम् (vāṇijyam) - trade, commerce
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of vāṇijya
vāṇijya - trade, commerce, merchandising
Derived from vaṇij (merchant).
(ca) - and, also
(indeclinable)
विशाम् (viśām) - of the Vaiśyas (the third social class)
(noun)
Genitive, feminine, plural of viś
viś - a community, people, clan; specifically the third social class (Vaiśyas)
अपि (api) - also, even, too
(indeclinable)
द्विजानाम् (dvijānām) - of the twice-born (Brāhmaṇas, Kṣatriyas, Vaiśyas)
(noun)
Genitive, masculine, plural of dvija
dvija - a Brahmin, a bird, a snake, a tooth, one who is born twice
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (dvi+ja)
  • dvi – two
    numeral adjective
  • ja – born, produced from
    adjective
    kṛt pratyaya (nominal derivative)
    Derived from the verbal root jan (to be born) with the suffix -a.
    Root: jan (class 4)
परिचर्या (paricaryā) - service, attendance, worship
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of paricaryā
paricaryā - service, attendance, worship, devotion
Derived from the root car (to move, to perform) with upasarga pari- and suffix -yā.
Prefix: pari
Root: car (class 1)
(ca) - and, also
(indeclinable)
शूद्रकर्म (śūdrakarma) - the work/duty of a Śūdra
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of śūdrakarma
śūdrakarma - the duty or work of a Śūdra
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śūdra+karma)
  • śūdra – a member of the fourth social class in Vedic society
    noun (masculine)
  • karma – action, deed, work, duty
    noun (neuter)
    Derived from the root kṛ (to do, to make) with suffix -man.
    Root: kṛ (class 8)
नराधिप (narādhipa) - O King, O ruler of men
(noun)
Vocative, masculine, singular of narādhipa
narādhipa - king, ruler, sovereign
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (nara+adhipa)
  • nara – man, human being
    noun (masculine)
  • adhipa – ruler, lord, master
    noun (masculine)
    Derived from root pā (to protect, govern) with upasarga adhi- and suffix -a.
    Prefix: adhi
    Root: pā (class 2)