महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-12, chapter-63, verse-11
यश्च त्रयाणां वर्णानामिच्छेदाश्रमसेवनम् ।
कर्तुमाश्रमदृष्टांश्च धर्मांस्ताञ्शृणु पाण्डव ॥११॥
कर्तुमाश्रमदृष्टांश्च धर्मांस्ताञ्शृणु पाण्डव ॥११॥
11. yaśca trayāṇāṁ varṇānāmicchedāśramasevanam ,
kartumāśramadṛṣṭāṁśca dharmāṁstāñśṛṇu pāṇḍava.
kartumāśramadṛṣṭāṁśca dharmāṁstāñśṛṇu pāṇḍava.
11.
yaḥ ca trayāṇāṃ varṇānām icchet āśramasevanam
kartum āśramadṛṣṭān ca dharmān tān śṛṇu pāṇḍava
kartum āśramadṛṣṭān ca dharmān tān śṛṇu pāṇḍava
11.
ca pāṇḍava yaḥ trayāṇāṃ varṇānām āśramasevanam
ca āśramadṛṣṭān tān dharmān kartum icchet śṛṇu
ca āśramadṛṣṭān tān dharmān kartum icchet śṛṇu
11.
And O son of Pāṇḍu, whoever desires to undertake the observance of the stages of life (āśramas) and the intrinsic duties (dharma) prescribed for them among the three social classes—listen to those (duties).
Words meanings summery:
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- यः (yaḥ) - whoever (who, whoever)
- च (ca) - and
- त्रयाणां (trayāṇāṁ) - of the three
- वर्णानाम् (varṇānām) - of the social classes
- इच्छेत् (icchet) - wishes (should desire, would desire, wishes)
- आश्रमसेवनम् (āśramasevanam) - observance of the stages of life (āśramas) (observance of the stages of life (āśramas), serving the āśramas)
- कर्तुम् (kartum) - to perform, to undertake (to do, to perform)
- आश्रमदृष्टान् (āśramadṛṣṭān) - prescribed for the stages of life (āśramas) (seen or prescribed in the stages of life (āśramas))
- च (ca) - and
- धर्मान् (dharmān) - intrinsic duties (dharma) (duties, natural laws (dharma))
- तान् (tān) - those (duties) (those)
- शृणु (śṛṇu) - listen (hear, listen)
- पाण्डव (pāṇḍava) - Addressing Arjuna (O son of Pāṇḍu)
Words meanings and morphology
यः (yaḥ) - whoever (who, whoever)
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of yad
yad - which, who, what
Note: Relative pronoun.
च (ca) - and
(indeclinable)
त्रयाणां (trayāṇāṁ) - of the three
(numeral)
वर्णानाम् (varṇānām) - of the social classes
(noun)
Genitive, masculine, plural of varṇa
varṇa - color, caste, social class, letter
इच्छेत् (icchet) - wishes (should desire, would desire, wishes)
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, optative (liṅ) of iṣ
Optative Active
Root class 6, Parasmaipada, 3rd person singular
Root: iṣ (class 6)
आश्रमसेवनम् (āśramasevanam) - observance of the stages of life (āśramas) (observance of the stages of life (āśramas), serving the āśramas)
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of āśramasevana
āśramasevana - observance/performance of the stages of life (āśramas), service to āśramas
Compound type : tatpurusha (āśrama+sevana)
- āśrama – stage of life, hermitage
noun (masculine) - sevana – serving, attending, practicing, observance
noun (neuter)
verbal noun
from root √sev (to serve, attend)
Root: sev (class 1)
कर्तुम् (kartum) - to perform, to undertake (to do, to perform)
(indeclinable)
infinitive
Root class 8, Parasmaipada, infinitive form
Root: kṛ (class 8)
Note: Infinitive of purpose.
आश्रमदृष्टान् (āśramadṛṣṭān) - prescribed for the stages of life (āśramas) (seen or prescribed in the stages of life (āśramas))
(adjective)
Accusative, masculine, plural of āśramadṛṣṭa
āśramadṛṣṭa - seen/prescribed for the āśramas
Compound type : tatpurusha (āśrama+dṛṣṭa)
- āśrama – stage of life, hermitage
noun (masculine) - dṛṣṭa – seen, perceived, observed, prescribed
adjective (masculine)
Past Passive Participle
from root √dṛś (to see)
Root: dṛś (class 1)
Note: Agreement with 'dharmān'.
च (ca) - and
(indeclinable)
Note: Connects 'āśramasevanam' and 'dharmān'.
धर्मान् (dharmān) - intrinsic duties (dharma) (duties, natural laws (dharma))
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, plural of dharma
dharma - natural law, duty, righteousness, virtue
Note: Object of 'kartum' indirectly.
तान् (tān) - those (duties) (those)
(pronoun)
Accusative, masculine, plural of tad
tad - that, he, she, it
Note: Agreement with 'dharmān'.
शृणु (śṛṇu) - listen (hear, listen)
(verb)
2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of śru
Imperative Active
Root class 5, Parasmaipada, 2nd person singular
Root: śru (class 5)
पाण्डव (pāṇḍava) - Addressing Arjuna (O son of Pāṇḍu)
(proper noun)
Vocative, masculine, singular of pāṇḍava
pāṇḍava - descendant of Pāṇḍu, son of Pāṇḍu