महाभारतः
mahābhārataḥ
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book-13, chapter-6, verse-16
शौचेन लभते विप्रः क्षत्रियो विक्रमेण च ।
वैश्यः पुरुषकारेण शूद्रः शुश्रूषया श्रियम् ॥१६॥
वैश्यः पुरुषकारेण शूद्रः शुश्रूषया श्रियम् ॥१६॥
16. śaucena labhate vipraḥ kṣatriyo vikrameṇa ca ,
vaiśyaḥ puruṣakāreṇa śūdraḥ śuśrūṣayā śriyam.
vaiśyaḥ puruṣakāreṇa śūdraḥ śuśrūṣayā śriyam.
16.
śaucena labhate vipraḥ kṣatriyaḥ vikrameṇa ca
vaiśyaḥ puruṣakāreṇa śūdraḥ śuśrūṣayā śriyam
vaiśyaḥ puruṣakāreṇa śūdraḥ śuśrūṣayā śriyam
16.
vipraḥ śaucena śriyam labhate ca kṣatriyaḥ
vikrameṇa vaiśyaḥ puruṣakāreṇa śūdraḥ śuśrūṣayā
vikrameṇa vaiśyaḥ puruṣakāreṇa śūdraḥ śuśrūṣayā
16.
A Brahmin (vipra) attains prosperity (śrī) through purity, and a Kshatriya (kṣatriya) through valor. A Vaishya (vaiśya) attains it through personal effort, and a Shudra (śūdra) through service.
Words meanings summery:
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- शौचेन (śaucena) - through purity (by purity, by cleanliness)
- लभते (labhate) - attains (obtains, gets, receives)
- विप्रः (vipraḥ) - a Brahmin (vipra) (a Brahmin, learned person, inspired)
- क्षत्रियः (kṣatriyaḥ) - a Kshatriya (kṣatriya) (a Kshatriya, member of the warrior class)
- विक्रमेण (vikrameṇa) - through valor (by valor, by heroism, by mighty step)
- च (ca) - and
- वैश्यः (vaiśyaḥ) - a Vaishya (vaiśya) (a Vaishya, member of the merchant/farmer class)
- पुरुषकारेण (puruṣakāreṇa) - through personal effort (by personal effort, by human exertion)
- शूद्रः (śūdraḥ) - a Shudra (śūdra) (a Shudra, member of the serving class)
- शुश्रूषया (śuśrūṣayā) - through service (by service, by desire to serve)
- श्रियम् (śriyam) - prosperity (prosperity, wealth, glory)
Words meanings and morphology
शौचेन (śaucena) - through purity (by purity, by cleanliness)
(noun)
Instrumental, neuter, singular of śauca
śauca - purity, cleanliness
from śuci
Root: śuc
लभते (labhate) - attains (obtains, gets, receives)
(verb)
3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of labh
3rd person singular present tense, middle voice
Root: labh (class 1)
विप्रः (vipraḥ) - a Brahmin (vipra) (a Brahmin, learned person, inspired)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of vipra
vipra - a Brahmin, learned man
Root: vip
क्षत्रियः (kṣatriyaḥ) - a Kshatriya (kṣatriya) (a Kshatriya, member of the warrior class)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of kṣatriya
kṣatriya - a Kshatriya, member of the warrior or ruling class
Root: kṣi
विक्रमेण (vikrameṇa) - through valor (by valor, by heroism, by mighty step)
(noun)
Instrumental, masculine, singular of vikrama
vikrama - valor, heroism, power
from prefix vi- + root kram (to step)
Prefix: vi
Root: kram (class 1)
च (ca) - and
(indeclinable)
वैश्यः (vaiśyaḥ) - a Vaishya (vaiśya) (a Vaishya, member of the merchant/farmer class)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of vaiśya
vaiśya - a Vaishya, member of the merchant, agricultural or artisan class
Root: viś
पुरुषकारेण (puruṣakāreṇa) - through personal effort (by personal effort, by human exertion)
(noun)
Instrumental, masculine, singular of puruṣakāra
puruṣakāra - personal effort, human exertion
Compound type : tatpurusha (puruṣa+kāra)
- puruṣa – man, person, human being
noun (masculine)
Root: pṛ - kāra – doing, making, action
noun (masculine)
From root kṛ
Root: kṛ (class 8)
Note: The meaning is 'effort made by a person'.
शूद्रः (śūdraḥ) - a Shudra (śūdra) (a Shudra, member of the serving class)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of śūdra
śūdra - a Shudra, member of the serving class
शुश्रूषया (śuśrūṣayā) - through service (by service, by desire to serve)
(noun)
Instrumental, feminine, singular of śuśrūṣā
śuśrūṣā - desire to hear, service, obedience
Desiderative nominalization from root śru (to hear)
Root: śru (class 5)
श्रियम् (śriyam) - prosperity (prosperity, wealth, glory)
(noun)
Accusative, feminine, singular of śrī
śrī - prosperity, glory, fortune, beauty, wealth
Root: śrī
Note: Object of 'labhate'.