महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-12, chapter-60, verse-29
शूद्र एतान्परिचरेत्त्रीन्वर्णाननसूयकः ।
संचयांश्च न कुर्वीत जातु शूद्रः कथंचन ॥२९॥
संचयांश्च न कुर्वीत जातु शूद्रः कथंचन ॥२९॥
29. śūdra etānparicarettrīnvarṇānanasūyakaḥ ,
saṁcayāṁśca na kurvīta jātu śūdraḥ kathaṁcana.
saṁcayāṁśca na kurvīta jātu śūdraḥ kathaṁcana.
29.
śūdraḥ etān paricaret trīn varṇān anasūyakaḥ
saṃcayān ca na kurvīta jātu śūdraḥ kathaṃcana
saṃcayān ca na kurvīta jātu śūdraḥ kathaṃcana
29.
anasūyakaḥ śūdraḥ etān trīn varṇān paricaret
śūdraḥ jātu kathaṃcana ca saṃcayān na kurvīta
śūdraḥ jātu kathaṃcana ca saṃcayān na kurvīta
29.
A śūdra should serve these three classes (varṇas) without envy. A śūdra should never, by any means, make accumulations of wealth.
Words meanings summery:
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- शूद्रः (śūdraḥ) - a śūdra
- एतान् (etān) - these
- परिचरेत् (paricaret) - should serve, should attend
- त्रीन् (trīn) - three
- वर्णान् (varṇān) - social classes (varṇas) (brāhmaṇa, kṣatriya, vaiśya) (classes, social orders)
- अनसूयकः (anasūyakaḥ) - without envy, not envious
- संचयान् (saṁcayān) - accumulations of wealth or property (accumulations, collections)
- च (ca) - and, also
- न (na) - not, no
- कुर्वीत (kurvīta) - should not make (accumulations) (should do, should make)
- जातु (jātu) - never (with na) (ever, at any time)
- शूद्रः (śūdraḥ) - a śūdra
- कथंचन (kathaṁcana) - never, under any circumstances (with na) (by any means, in any way)
Words meanings and morphology
शूद्रः (śūdraḥ) - a śūdra
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of śūdra
śūdra - a member of the fourth social class; a servant
एतान् (etān) - these
(pronoun)
Accusative, masculine, plural of etad
etad - this, these
परिचरेत् (paricaret) - should serve, should attend
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhiliṅ) of paricar
root car with upasarga pari
Prefix: pari
Root: car (class 1)
त्रीन् (trīn) - three
(adjective)
Accusative, masculine, plural of tri
tri - three
वर्णान् (varṇān) - social classes (varṇas) (brāhmaṇa, kṣatriya, vaiśya) (classes, social orders)
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, plural of varṇa
varṇa - color, appearance, class, social order, character
Root: vṛ
अनसूयकः (anasūyakaḥ) - without envy, not envious
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of anasūyaka
anasūyaka - not envious, free from malice
derived from na + asūyaka
Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (na+asūyaka)
- na – not, un-
indeclinable - asūyaka – envious, malicious, fault-finding
adjective (masculine)
from root sūy (to vex) + aka
Root: sūy
संचयान् (saṁcayān) - accumulations of wealth or property (accumulations, collections)
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, plural of saṃcaya
saṁcaya - accumulation, collection, heap, store
root ci with upasarga sam
Prefix: sam
Root: ci (class 5)
च (ca) - and, also
(indeclinable)
न (na) - not, no
(indeclinable)
कुर्वीत (kurvīta) - should not make (accumulations) (should do, should make)
(verb)
3rd person , singular, middle, optative (vidhiliṅ) of kṛ
Root: kṛ (class 8)
Note: Often used in an active sense, though formally middle voice.
जातु (jātu) - never (with na) (ever, at any time)
(indeclinable)
Note: Used to negate the verb strongly when combined with 'na'.
शूद्रः (śūdraḥ) - a śūdra
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of śūdra
śūdra - a member of the fourth social class; a servant
Note: Repetition for emphasis.
कथंचन (kathaṁcana) - never, under any circumstances (with na) (by any means, in any way)
(indeclinable)
compound of katham + cana
Note: Reinforces the negative 'na'.