Skip to content
אתר זה לא תומך בגרסאות ישנות של אינטרנט אקספלורר
מומלץ להשתמש בדפדפן גוגל כרום או פיירפוקס מוזילה
(או באינטרנט אקספלורר / edge עדכני)
Enjoy Learning Sanskrit tips, tools, resources and more...
13,107

महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-107, verse-19

ये च पूर्वामुपासन्ते द्विजाः संध्यां न पश्चिमाम् ।
सर्वांस्तान्धार्मिको राजा शूद्रकर्माणि कारयेत् ॥१९॥
19. ye ca pūrvāmupāsante dvijāḥ saṁdhyāṁ na paścimām ,
sarvāṁstāndhārmiko rājā śūdrakarmāṇi kārayet.
19. ye ca pūrvām upāsante dvijāḥ sandhyām na paścimām
sarvān tān dhārmikaḥ rājā śūdrakarmāṇi kārayet
19. And those twice-born (dvija) who observe the morning twilight ritual (sandhyā) but not the evening one, a king dedicated to natural law (dharma) should compel all of them to perform the duties of a śūdra (śūdra).

Words meanings summery:

(Scroll down for elaborated words morphology)

  • ये (ye) - those who (who, those who)
  • (ca) - and (and, also)
  • पूर्वाम् (pūrvām) - the morning (twilight ritual) (former, eastern, prior)
  • उपासन्ते (upāsante) - they observe (the ritual) (they worship, observe, meditate upon)
  • द्विजाः (dvijāḥ) - twice-born (dvija) (twice-born (Brahmins, Kshatriyas, Vaishyas))
  • सन्ध्याम् (sandhyām) - the twilight ritual (sandhyā) (twilight, juncture, twilight ritual)
  • (na) - not (not, no)
  • पश्चिमाम् (paścimām) - the evening (twilight ritual) (western, later, last)
  • सर्वान् (sarvān) - all (all, every)
  • तान् (tān) - those (dvijas) (them, those)
  • धार्मिकः (dhārmikaḥ) - a king dedicated to natural law (dharma) (righteous, virtuous, adhering to dharma)
  • राजा (rājā) - a king (king, ruler)
  • शूद्रकर्माणि (śūdrakarmāṇi) - the duties of a śūdra (śūdra) (duties of a śūdra, actions of a śūdra)
  • कारयेत् (kārayet) - should compel (them) to perform (one should cause to do, make perform)

Words meanings and morphology

ये (ye) - those who (who, those who)
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of yad
yad - who, which, what (relative pronoun)
(ca) - and (and, also)
(indeclinable)
पूर्वाम् (pūrvām) - the morning (twilight ritual) (former, eastern, prior)
(adjective)
Accusative, feminine, singular of pūrvā
pūrvā - eastern, former, prior, first, morning (feminine often refers to sandhyā)
उपासन्ते (upāsante) - they observe (the ritual) (they worship, observe, meditate upon)
(verb)
3rd person , plural, middle, present (laṭ) of upās
present, 3rd person plural, middle voice
Root ās with prefix upa
Prefix: upa
Root: ās (class 2)
द्विजाः (dvijāḥ) - twice-born (dvija) (twice-born (Brahmins, Kshatriyas, Vaishyas))
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of dvija
dvija - twice-born, Brahmin, bird, tooth, snake
Compound of dvi (two) and ja (born)
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dvi+ja)
  • dvi – two
    numeral
  • ja – born, produced from
    adjective (masculine)
    from root jan (to be born)
    Root: jan (class 4)
सन्ध्याम् (sandhyām) - the twilight ritual (sandhyā) (twilight, juncture, twilight ritual)
(noun)
Accusative, feminine, singular of sandhyā
sandhyā - twilight, juncture, period of transition (morning, noon, evening), twilight ritual, meditation
from sam-dhā
Prefix: sam
Root: dhā (class 3)
(na) - not (not, no)
(indeclinable)
पश्चिमाम् (paścimām) - the evening (twilight ritual) (western, later, last)
(adjective)
Accusative, feminine, singular of paścimā
paścimā - western, later, last, evening (feminine often refers to sandhyā)
सर्वान् (sarvān) - all (all, every)
(pronoun)
Accusative, masculine, plural of sarva
sarva - all, every, whole, entire
तान् (tān) - those (dvijas) (them, those)
(pronoun)
Accusative, masculine, plural of tad
tad - that, this, he, she, it (pronoun)
धार्मिकः (dhārmikaḥ) - a king dedicated to natural law (dharma) (righteous, virtuous, adhering to dharma)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of dhārmika
dhārmika - righteous, virtuous, just, pious, adhering to dharma
From dharma + ika suffix
Root: dhṛ
राजा (rājā) - a king (king, ruler)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of rājan
rājan - king, ruler, sovereign, chief
n-stem noun
Root: rāj
शूद्रकर्माणि (śūdrakarmāṇi) - the duties of a śūdra (śūdra) (duties of a śūdra, actions of a śūdra)
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, plural of śūdrakarman
śūdrakarman - the work or duty of a śūdra
Compound of śūdra and karman
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śūdra+karman)
  • śūdra – member of the fourth varna, a laborer, servant
    noun (masculine)
  • karman – action, deed, work, duty, ritual, consequence of actions
    noun (neuter)
    from root kṛ (to do)
    Root: kṛ (class 8)
कारयेत् (kārayet) - should compel (them) to perform (one should cause to do, make perform)
(verb)
3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhi liṅ) of kāray
optative, 3rd person singular, active voice (causative)
Causative of root kṛ (to do)
Root: kṛ (class 8)