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12,92

महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-12, chapter-92, verse-4

कर्म शूद्रे कृषिर्वैश्ये दण्डनीतिश्च राजनि ।
ब्रह्मचर्यं तपो मन्त्राः सत्यं चापि द्विजातिषु ॥४॥
4. karma śūdre kṛṣirvaiśye daṇḍanītiśca rājani ,
brahmacaryaṁ tapo mantrāḥ satyaṁ cāpi dvijātiṣu.
4. karma śūdre kṛṣiḥ vaiśye daṇḍanītiḥ ca rājani
brahmacaryaṃ tapaḥ mantrāḥ satyaṃ ca api dvijātiṣu
4. śūdre karma,
vaiśye kṛṣiḥ,
ca rājani daṇḍanītiḥ.
ca api dvijātiṣu brahmacaryaṃ tapaḥ mantrāḥ satyaṃ
4. Manual service (karma) is the duty of the Shudra; agriculture, of the Vaishya; and the science of governance (daṇḍanīti) for the king (Kshatriya). Austerity (tapas), sacred formulas (mantra), and truthfulness, along with a life of Vedic study (brahmacarya), are for the twice-born (dvija).

Words meanings summery:

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  • कर्म (karma) - manual service (karma) (action, deed, work, duty, service)
  • शूद्रे (śūdre) - of the Shudra (in the Shudra, for the Shudra)
  • कृषिः (kṛṣiḥ) - agriculture (agriculture, cultivation)
  • वैश्ये (vaiśye) - of the Vaishya (in the Vaishya, for the Vaishya)
  • दण्डनीतिः (daṇḍanītiḥ) - the science of governance (daṇḍanīti) (science of governance, politics, policy)
  • (ca) - and (and, also)
  • राजनि (rājani) - for the king (Kshatriya) (in the king, for the king)
  • ब्रह्मचर्यं (brahmacaryaṁ) - a life of Vedic study (brahmacarya) (Vedic study, student life, celibacy)
  • तपः (tapaḥ) - austerity (tapas) (austerity, penance, heat)
  • मन्त्राः (mantrāḥ) - sacred formulas (mantra) (sacred formulas, incantations, spells)
  • सत्यं (satyaṁ) - truthfulness (truth, reality)
  • (ca) - and (and, also)
  • अपि (api) - along with, also (also, even, too)
  • द्विजातिषु (dvijātiṣu) - for the twice-born (dvija) (among the twice-born)

Words meanings and morphology

कर्म (karma) - manual service (karma) (action, deed, work, duty, service)
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of karma
karma - action, deed, work, duty; ritual action
Root: kṛ (class 8)
शूद्रे (śūdre) - of the Shudra (in the Shudra, for the Shudra)
(noun)
Locative, masculine, singular of śūdra
śūdra - member of the fourth social class, Shudra
कृषिः (kṛṣiḥ) - agriculture (agriculture, cultivation)
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of kṛṣi
kṛṣi - agriculture, cultivation, farming
Root: kṛṣ (class 1)
वैश्ये (vaiśye) - of the Vaishya (in the Vaishya, for the Vaishya)
(noun)
Locative, masculine, singular of vaiśya
vaiśya - member of the third social class (trader, farmer), Vaishya
दण्डनीतिः (daṇḍanītiḥ) - the science of governance (daṇḍanīti) (science of governance, politics, policy)
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of daṇḍanīti
daṇḍanīti - science of government, political science, administration of justice
Compound type : tatpurusha (daṇḍa+nīti)
  • daṇḍa – stick, rod, staff; punishment, fine; scepter, authority
    noun (masculine)
  • nīti – guidance, conduct, policy, ethics, science of polity
    noun (feminine)
(ca) - and (and, also)
(indeclinable)
राजनि (rājani) - for the king (Kshatriya) (in the king, for the king)
(noun)
Locative, masculine, singular of rājan
rājan - king, ruler
ब्रह्मचर्यं (brahmacaryaṁ) - a life of Vedic study (brahmacarya) (Vedic study, student life, celibacy)
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of brahmacarya
brahmacarya - student life, religious study, celibacy, continence
Compound type : tatpurusha (brahman+carya)
  • brahman – Veda; sacred word; universal spirit, Brahman
    noun (neuter)
  • carya – conduct, practice, observance
    noun (neuter)
तपः (tapaḥ) - austerity (tapas) (austerity, penance, heat)
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of tapas
tapas - heat, warmth; austerity, penance; religious meditation
मन्त्राः (mantrāḥ) - sacred formulas (mantra) (sacred formulas, incantations, spells)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of mantra
mantra - sacred word, formula, hymn, incantation
Root: man (class 4)
सत्यं (satyaṁ) - truthfulness (truth, reality)
(noun)
Nominative, neuter, singular of satya
satya - truth, reality, veracity
(ca) - and (and, also)
(indeclinable)
अपि (api) - along with, also (also, even, too)
(indeclinable)
द्विजातिषु (dvijātiṣu) - for the twice-born (dvija) (among the twice-born)
(noun)
Locative, masculine, plural of dvijāti
dvijāti - twice-born (Brahmin, Kshatriya, Vaishya)
Compound type : bahuvrihi (dvi+jāti)
  • dvi – two
    numeral
  • jāti – birth, origin, species, kind
    noun (feminine)