महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-12, chapter-347, verse-7
विप्रक्षत्रियवैश्यानां शुश्रूषा शूद्रकर्म तत् ।
गृहस्थधर्मो नागेन्द्र सर्वभूतहितैषिता ॥७॥
गृहस्थधर्मो नागेन्द्र सर्वभूतहितैषिता ॥७॥
7. viprakṣatriyavaiśyānāṁ śuśrūṣā śūdrakarma tat ,
gṛhasthadharmo nāgendra sarvabhūtahitaiṣitā.
gṛhasthadharmo nāgendra sarvabhūtahitaiṣitā.
7.
viprakṣatriyavaiśyānām śuśrūṣā śūdrakarma tat
gṛhasthadharmaḥ nāgendra sarvabhūtahitaiṣitā
gṛhasthadharmaḥ nāgendra sarvabhūtahitaiṣitā
7.
Service to Brahmins, Kṣatriyas, and Vaiśyas—that is the duty (karma) of a śūdra. O lord of nāgas, the householder's natural law (dharma) is the desire for the well-being of all creatures.
Words meanings summery:
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- विप्रक्षत्रियवैश्यानाम् (viprakṣatriyavaiśyānām) - of Brahmins, Kṣatriyas, and Vaiśyas
- शुश्रूषा (śuśrūṣā) - service, obedience, attendance
- शूद्रकर्म (śūdrakarma) - the duty (karma) of a śūdra
- तत् (tat) - that, that is
- गृहस्थधर्मः (gṛhasthadharmaḥ) - the natural law (dharma) of a householder
- नागेन्द्र (nāgendra) - A specific address to a powerful nāga (O lord of nāgas (serpent deities))
- सर्वभूतहितैषिता (sarvabhūtahitaiṣitā) - the desire for the well-being of all beings
Words meanings and morphology
विप्रक्षत्रियवैश्यानाम् (viprakṣatriyavaiśyānām) - of Brahmins, Kṣatriyas, and Vaiśyas
(noun)
Genitive, masculine, plural of viprakṣatriyavaiśya
viprakṣatriyavaiśya - Brahmins, Kṣatriyas, and Vaiśyas (members of the first three social classes)
Compound type : dvandva (vipra+kṣatriya+vaiśya)
- vipra – Brahmin, priest
noun (masculine) - kṣatriya – a member of the warrior/ruling class
noun (masculine) - vaiśya – a member of the merchant/farmer class
noun (masculine)
शुश्रूषा (śuśrūṣā) - service, obedience, attendance
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of śuśrūṣā
śuśrūṣā - desire to hear, desire to serve, service, attendance
Desiderative noun
From desiderative stem of root śru (to hear)
Root: śru (class 5)
शूद्रकर्म (śūdrakarma) - the duty (karma) of a śūdra
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of śūdrakarma
śūdrakarma - the action or duty belonging to a śūdra
Compound type : tatpurusha (śūdra+karma)
- śūdra – a member of the fourth traditional social class, typically serving the other three
noun (masculine) - karma – action, deed, work, duty, destiny
noun (neuter)
Verbal noun
From root kṛ (to do, make)
Root: kṛ (class 8)
तत् (tat) - that, that is
(pronoun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of tad
tad - that, that one, it
गृहस्थधर्मः (gṛhasthadharmaḥ) - the natural law (dharma) of a householder
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of gṛhasthadharma
gṛhasthadharma - the natural law, duty, or conduct of a householder
Compound type : tatpurusha (gṛhastha+dharma)
- gṛhastha – householder (one who resides in a house)
noun (masculine) - dharma – natural law, constitution, duty, righteousness, virtue
noun (masculine)
Root: dhṛ (class 3)
नागेन्द्र (nāgendra) - A specific address to a powerful nāga (O lord of nāgas (serpent deities))
(proper noun)
Vocative, masculine, singular of nāgendra
nāgendra - king of serpents, chief of nāgas
Compound type : tatpurusha (nāga+indra)
- nāga – serpent, snake, serpent deity
noun (masculine) - indra – chief, lord, best, Indra (Vedic deity)
noun (masculine)
सर्वभूतहितैषिता (sarvabhūtahitaiṣitā) - the desire for the well-being of all beings
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of sarvabhūtahitaiṣitā
sarvabhūtahitaiṣitā - the state of desiring the welfare of all creatures
Compound type : tatpurusha (sarva+bhūta+hita+eṣitā)
- sarva – all, every, whole
adjective (masculine) - bhūta – being, creature, element, existed
noun (neuter)
Past Passive Participle
From root bhū (to be, exist)
Root: bhū (class 1) - hita – welfare, benefit, good, beneficial
noun (neuter)
Past Passive Participle
From root dhā (to place, put)
Root: dhā (class 3) - eṣitā – desire, wish, seeking
noun (feminine)
From root iṣ (to wish, desire) with suffix tā (abstract noun)
Root: iṣ (class 4)