महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-13, chapter-47, verse-52
वैश्यस्य वर्तमानस्य वैश्यायां भरतर्षभ ।
शूद्रायां चैव कौन्तेय तयोर्विनियमः स्मृतः ॥५२॥
शूद्रायां चैव कौन्तेय तयोर्विनियमः स्मृतः ॥५२॥
52. vaiśyasya vartamānasya vaiśyāyāṁ bharatarṣabha ,
śūdrāyāṁ caiva kaunteya tayorviniyamaḥ smṛtaḥ.
śūdrāyāṁ caiva kaunteya tayorviniyamaḥ smṛtaḥ.
52.
vaiśyasya vartamānasya vaiśyāyām bharatarṣabha |
śūdrāyām ca eva kaunteya tayoḥ viniyamaḥ smṛtaḥ
śūdrāyām ca eva kaunteya tayoḥ viniyamaḥ smṛtaḥ
52.
bharatarṣabha kaunteya vartamānasya vaiśyasya
vaiśyāyām ca eva śūdrāyām tayoḥ viniyamaḥ smṛtaḥ
vaiśyāyām ca eva śūdrāyām tayoḥ viniyamaḥ smṛtaḥ
52.
Regarding a Vaiśya living with (wives), O bull among the Bharatas, a specific regulation concerning a Vaiśyā wife and a Śūdrā wife is declared, O son of Kuntī.
Words meanings summery:
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- वैश्यस्य (vaiśyasya) - of a Vaiśya (man) (of a Vaiśya)
- वर्तमानस्य (vartamānasya) - of a Vaiśya who is living (with wives) (of one who is existing, being present, living)
- वैश्यायाम् (vaiśyāyām) - regarding a Vaiśyā wife (in a Vaiśyā woman)
- भरतर्षभ (bharatarṣabha) - O bull among the Bharatas (epithet for a great warrior/leader) (O bull of the Bharatas, O foremost among Bharatas)
- शूद्रायाम् (śūdrāyām) - regarding a Śūdrā wife (in a Śūdrā woman)
- च (ca) - and (and, also)
- एव (eva) - indeed (emphasizing the 'and') (only, indeed, just)
- कौन्तेय (kaunteya) - O son of Kuntī (Arjuna) (O son of Kuntī)
- तयोः (tayoḥ) - for the two (types of wives mentioned, Vaiśyā and Śūdrā) (of the two, for the two)
- विनियमः (viniyamaḥ) - a specific regulation (rule, regulation, restriction)
- स्मृतः (smṛtaḥ) - is declared, is traditionally known (remembered, considered, declared)
Words meanings and morphology
वैश्यस्य (vaiśyasya) - of a Vaiśya (man) (of a Vaiśya)
(noun)
Genitive, masculine, singular of vaiśya
vaiśya - a man of the Vaiśya (merchant/farmer) class
From viś (people, settlement)
Note: Agrees with `vartamānasya`.
वर्तमानस्य (vartamānasya) - of a Vaiśya who is living (with wives) (of one who is existing, being present, living)
(adjective)
Genitive, masculine, singular of vartamāna
vartamāna - being, existing, present, current
Present Active Participle
From root vṛt (to be, to exist, to turn) with śānac suffix.
Root: vṛt (class 1)
वैश्यायाम् (vaiśyāyām) - regarding a Vaiśyā wife (in a Vaiśyā woman)
(noun)
Locative, feminine, singular of vaiśyā
vaiśyā - a woman of the Vaiśya (merchant/farmer) class
Feminine form of vaiśya
Note: Locative case indicating 'concerning' or 'in the matter of'.
भरतर्षभ (bharatarṣabha) - O bull among the Bharatas (epithet for a great warrior/leader) (O bull of the Bharatas, O foremost among Bharatas)
(proper noun)
Vocative, masculine, singular of bharatarṣabha
bharatarṣabha - bull of the Bharatas, foremost among Bharatas, best of the Bharatas
Compound
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bharata+ṛṣabha)
- bharata – a descendant of Bharata (an ancient king), a member of the Bharata lineage
proper noun (masculine) - ṛṣabha – bull, best, excellent, chief
noun (masculine)
शूद्रायाम् (śūdrāyām) - regarding a Śūdrā wife (in a Śūdrā woman)
(noun)
Locative, feminine, singular of śūdrā
śūdrā - a woman of the Śūdra (laborer) class
Feminine form of śūdra
Note: Locative case indicating 'concerning' or 'in the matter of'.
च (ca) - and (and, also)
(indeclinable)
Conjunction
एव (eva) - indeed (emphasizing the 'and') (only, indeed, just)
(indeclinable)
Emphatic particle
कौन्तेय (kaunteya) - O son of Kuntī (Arjuna) (O son of Kuntī)
(proper noun)
Vocative, masculine, singular of kaunteya
kaunteya - son of Kuntī, referring to Arjuna
patronymic
Derived from Kuntī by addition of -eya suffix
तयोः (tayoḥ) - for the two (types of wives mentioned, Vaiśyā and Śūdrā) (of the two, for the two)
(pronoun)
Genitive, dual of tad
tad - that, he, she, it
Demonstrative pronoun
Note: Could also be locative dual, but genitive makes more sense with `viniyamaḥ` "a rule OF them".
विनियमः (viniyamaḥ) - a specific regulation (rule, regulation, restriction)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of viniyama
viniyama - rule, regulation, restriction, restraint
From prefix vi- + ni- + root yam (to control, regulate)
Prefixes: vi+ni
Root: yam (class 1)
Note: Subject of `smṛtaḥ`.
स्मृतः (smṛtaḥ) - is declared, is traditionally known (remembered, considered, declared)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of smṛta
smṛta - remembered, recollected, considered, mentioned, declared (in sacred texts)
Past Passive Participle
From root smṛ (to remember)
Root: smṛ (class 1)
Note: Predicative adjective, functions as part of a passive verb 'is declared'.