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6,12

महाभारतः       mahābhārataḥ - book-6, chapter-12, verse-28

वर्णाः स्वकर्मनिरता न च स्तेनोऽत्र दृश्यते ।
दीर्घायुषो महाराज जरामृत्युविवर्जिताः ॥२८॥
28. varṇāḥ svakarmaniratā na ca steno'tra dṛśyate ,
dīrghāyuṣo mahārāja jarāmṛtyuvivarjitāḥ.
28. varṇāḥ svakarma-niratāḥ na ca stenaḥ atra dṛśyate
dīrghāyuṣaḥ mahārāja jarā-mṛtyu-vivarjitāḥ
28. mahārāja varṇāḥ svakarma-niratāḥ ca na stenaḥ
atra dṛśyate dīrghāyuṣaḥ jarā-mṛtyu-vivarjitāḥ
28. O great king, the social classes (varṇāḥ) are devoted to their specific duties (karma), and no thief is observed here. They are long-lived and free from old age and death.

Words meanings summery:

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  • वर्णाः (varṇāḥ) - social orders, classes, castes
  • स्वकर्म-निरताः (svakarma-niratāḥ) - devoted to their own duties, engaged in their own actions
  • (na) - not, no
  • (ca) - and, also
  • स्तेनः (stenaḥ) - a thief
  • अत्र (atra) - here, in this place
  • दृश्यते (dṛśyate) - is seen, is observed
  • दीर्घायुषः (dīrghāyuṣaḥ) - long-lived
  • महाराज (mahārāja) - O great king
  • जरा-मृत्यु-विवर्जिताः (jarā-mṛtyu-vivarjitāḥ) - free from old age and death

Words meanings and morphology

वर्णाः (varṇāḥ) - social orders, classes, castes
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of varṇa
varṇa - color, outward appearance, class, social order, letter of alphabet
स्वकर्म-निरताः (svakarma-niratāḥ) - devoted to their own duties, engaged in their own actions
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of svakarma-nirata
svakarma-nirata - one devoted to their own duties (karma)
Compound type : bahuvrihi (sva+karma+nirata)
  • sva – one's own, self
    pronoun
  • karma – action, deed, duty, ritual (karma)
    noun (neuter)
  • nirata – engaged, devoted, attached
    adjective (masculine)
    Past Passive Participle
    Derived from root 'ram' with prefix 'ni'
    Prefix: ni
    Root: ram (class 1)
(na) - not, no
(indeclinable)
(ca) - and, also
(indeclinable)
स्तेनः (stenaḥ) - a thief
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of stena
stena - thief, robber
अत्र (atra) - here, in this place
(indeclinable)
दृश्यते (dṛśyate) - is seen, is observed
(verb)
3rd person , singular, passive, present (laṭ) of dṛś
Passive voice formation of root dṛś
Root: dṛś (class 1)
दीर्घायुषः (dīrghāyuṣaḥ) - long-lived
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of dīrghāyuṣ
dīrghāyuṣ - long-lived, having a long life
Compound type : bahuvrihi (dīrgha+āyuṣ)
  • dīrgha – long, extensive
    adjective
  • āyuṣ – life, duration of life
    noun (neuter)
महाराज (mahārāja) - O great king
(noun)
Vocative, masculine, singular of mahārāja
mahārāja - great king, emperor
Compound type : karmadharaya (mahā+rājan)
  • mahā – great, mighty
    adjective
  • rājan – king, ruler
    noun (masculine)
जरा-मृत्यु-विवर्जिताः (jarā-mṛtyu-vivarjitāḥ) - free from old age and death
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of jarā-mṛtyu-vivarjita
jarā-mṛtyu-vivarjita - one who is free from old age and death
Compound type : bahuvrihi (jarā+mṛtyu+vivarjita)
  • jarā – old age, decay
    noun (feminine)
  • mṛtyu – death
    noun (masculine)
  • vivarjita – excluded, free from, deprived of
    adjective (masculine)
    Past Passive Participle
    Derived from root 'vṛj' with prefix 'vi'
    Prefix: vi
    Root: vṛj (class 1)