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5,29

महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-5, chapter-29, verse-20

चातुर्वर्ण्यस्य प्रथमं विभागमवेक्ष्य त्वं संजय स्वं च कर्म ।
निशम्याथो पाण्डवानां स्वकर्म प्रशंस वा निन्द वा या मतिस्ते ॥२०॥
20. cāturvarṇyasya prathamaṁ vibhāga;mavekṣya tvaṁ saṁjaya svaṁ ca karma ,
niśamyātho pāṇḍavānāṁ svakarma; praśaṁsa vā ninda vā yā matiste.
20. cāturvarṇyasya prathamam vibhāgam
avekṣya tvam sañjaya svam ca karma
| niśamya atho pāṇḍavānām svakarma
praśaṃsa vā ninda vā yā matiḥ te
20. Sanjaya, having considered the primary division of the four social classes (cāturvarṇya) and your own duty (karma), and then having heard about the duties (karma) of the Pāṇḍavas, you may praise or criticize as is your judgment.

Words meanings summery:

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  • चातुर्वर्ण्यस्य (cāturvarṇyasya) - of the four social classes (cāturvarṇya) (of the four classes, of the four varṇas)
  • प्रथमम् (prathamam) - primary (first, foremost, principal)
  • विभागम् (vibhāgam) - division (division, distinction, part)
  • अवेक्ष्य (avekṣya) - having considered (having seen, having considered)
  • त्वम् (tvam) - you
  • सञ्जय (sañjaya) - Sanjaya (Sanjaya (vocative))
  • स्वम् (svam) - your own (own, one's own)
  • (ca) - and (and, also)
  • कर्म (karma) - duty (karma) (duty, action, work)
  • निशम्य (niśamya) - having heard (having heard, having perceived)
  • अथो (atho) - then (then, moreover)
  • पाण्डवानाम् (pāṇḍavānām) - of the Pāṇḍavas
  • स्वकर्म (svakarma) - the duties (karma) (one's own work, own duty)
  • प्रशंस (praśaṁsa) - praise (praise (imperative))
  • वा (vā) - or
  • निन्द (ninda) - criticize (blame, criticize (imperative))
  • वा (vā) - or
  • या (yā) - as is (which, whatever)
  • मतिः (matiḥ) - your judgment (opinion, judgment, thought)
  • ते (te) - your (your, of you)

Words meanings and morphology

चातुर्वर्ण्यस्य (cāturvarṇyasya) - of the four social classes (cāturvarṇya) (of the four classes, of the four varṇas)
(noun)
Genitive, neuter, singular of cāturvarṇya
cāturvarṇya - the system of four social classes, pertaining to the four varṇas
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (catur+varṇa)
  • catur – four
    numeral (masculine)
  • varṇa – color, caste, class, letter, quality
    noun (masculine)
    Root: vṛ (class 9)
प्रथमम् (prathamam) - primary (first, foremost, principal)
(adjective)
Accusative, neuter, singular of prathama
prathama - first, foremost, principal, initial
विभागम् (vibhāgam) - division (division, distinction, part)
(noun)
Accusative, masculine, singular of vibhāga
vibhāga - division, distinction, share, partition
Prefix: vi
Root: bhaj (class 1)
अवेक्ष्य (avekṣya) - having considered (having seen, having considered)
(indeclinable)
absolutive (gerund)
Prefix: ava
Root: īkṣ (class 1)
त्वम् (tvam) - you
(pronoun)
Nominative, singular of tvad
tvad - you
सञ्जय (sañjaya) - Sanjaya (Sanjaya (vocative))
(proper noun)
Vocative, masculine, singular of sañjaya
sañjaya - Sanjaya (name of Dhṛtarāṣṭra's charioteer and narrator)
स्वम् (svam) - your own (own, one's own)
(pronoun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of sva
sva - one's own, self, own property
(ca) - and (and, also)
(indeclinable)
कर्म (karma) - duty (karma) (duty, action, work)
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of karma
karma - action, deed, work, duty, religious rite, destiny (karma)
Root: kṛ (class 8)
निशम्य (niśamya) - having heard (having heard, having perceived)
(indeclinable)
absolutive (gerund)
Prefix: ni
Root: śam (class 1)
अथो (atho) - then (then, moreover)
(indeclinable)
पाण्डवानाम् (pāṇḍavānām) - of the Pāṇḍavas
(proper noun)
Genitive, masculine, plural of pāṇḍava
pāṇḍava - descendant of Pāṇḍu, the Pāṇḍavas (sons of Pāṇḍu)
स्वकर्म (svakarma) - the duties (karma) (one's own work, own duty)
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of svakarma
svakarma - one's own action, one's own duty
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sva+karma)
  • sva – one's own, self
    pronoun (masculine)
  • karma – action, deed, work, duty, religious rite, destiny (karma)
    noun (neuter)
    Root: kṛ (class 8)
प्रशंस (praśaṁsa) - praise (praise (imperative))
(verb)
2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of praśaṃs
Prefix: pra
Root: śaṃs (class 1)
वा (vā) - or
(indeclinable)
निन्द (ninda) - criticize (blame, criticize (imperative))
(verb)
2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of nind
Root: nid (class 1)
वा (vā) - or
(indeclinable)
या (yā) - as is (which, whatever)
(pronoun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of yad
yad - which, what, whoever, whatever
मतिः (matiḥ) - your judgment (opinion, judgment, thought)
(noun)
Nominative, feminine, singular of mati
mati - mind, thought, opinion, intention, understanding
Root: man (class 4)
ते (te) - your (your, of you)
(pronoun)
Genitive, singular of tvad
tvad - you