बृहत्-पाराशर-होरा-शास्त्रम् bṛhat-pārāśara-horā-śāstram - chapter-6, verse-42

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वर्गभेदानहं वक्ष्ये मैत्रेय त्वं विधारय ।
षड्वर्गाः सप्तवर्गाश्च दिग्वर्गा नृपवर्गकाः ॥४२॥

42. vargabhedānahaṃ vakṣye maitreya tvaṃ vidhāraya .
ṣaḍvargāḥ saptavargāśca digvargā nṛpavargakāḥ.

42. vargabhedān aham vakṣye maitreya tvam vidhāraya
ṣaḍvargāḥ saptavargāḥ ca digvargāḥ nṛpavargakāḥ

42. O Maitreya, I will now explain the various types of divisional charts (vargas); please understand them clearly. These include the six-fold divisions (ṣaḍvargāḥ), the seven-fold divisions (saptavargāḥ), the ten-fold divisions (digvargāḥ), and the royal divisions (nṛpavargakāḥ).

Words meanings summery:

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वर्गभेदान् (vargabhedān) - various types of divisional charts (differences of divisions, kinds of vargas)

अहम् (aham) - I

वक्ष्ये (vakṣye) - I will speak, I will tell, I will explain

मैत्रेय (maitreya) - O Maitreya

त्वम् (tvam) - you

विधारय (vidhāraya) - understand, grasp, hold firmly

षड्वर्गाः (ṣaḍvargāḥ) - the six-fold varga system (six divisions, six vargas)

सप्तवर्गाः (saptavargāḥ) - the seven-fold varga system (seven divisions, seven vargas)

च (ca) - and

दिग्वर्गाः (digvargāḥ) - the ten-fold varga system (also known as daśavarga) (direction divisions, ten divisions (vargas))

नृपवर्गकाः (nṛpavargakāḥ) - a specific category of varga systems, often related to rulership or strength assessments (e.g., ṣoḍaśavarga) (royal divisions, king's divisions)

Words meanings and morphology

वर्गभेदान् (vargabhedān) - various types of divisional charts (differences of divisions, kinds of vargas)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of vargabheda

vargabheda - difference of class, kind of division, type of varga

Compound type : tatpurusha (varga+bheda)

varga – group, class, division, divisional chart
noun (masculine)
bheda – difference, distinction, kind, type
noun (masculine)
Root: bhid (class 7)

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of aham

aham - I

वक्ष्ये (vakṣye) - I will speak, I will tell, I will explain

(verb)

1st person , singular, middle, future (ḷṛṭ) of vac

Future tense, ātmanepada, 1st person singular

Root: vac (class 2)

मैत्रेय (maitreya) - O Maitreya

(proper noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of maitreya

maitreya - name of a sage, son of Mitrā

त्वम् (tvam) - you

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of tvad

tvad - you

विधारय (vidhāraya) - understand, grasp, hold firmly

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of vi-dhṛ

Imperative, active voice, 2nd person singular

Prefix: vi

Root: dhṛ (class 1)

षड्वर्गाः (ṣaḍvargāḥ) - the six-fold varga system (six divisions, six vargas)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of ṣaḍvarga

ṣaḍvarga - group of six, six-fold division

Compound type : dvigu (ṣaṣ+varga)

ṣaṣ – six
numeral
varga – group, class, division, divisional chart
noun (masculine)

सप्तवर्गाः (saptavargāḥ) - the seven-fold varga system (seven divisions, seven vargas)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of saptavarga

saptavarga - group of seven, seven-fold division

Compound type : dvigu (saptan+varga)

saptan – seven
numeral
varga – group, class, division, divisional chart
noun (masculine)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

दिग्वर्गाः (digvargāḥ) - the ten-fold varga system (also known as daśavarga) (direction divisions, ten divisions (vargas))

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of digvarga

digvarga - division based on directions (implying ten, as there are 10 main directions), ten-fold division

Compound type : tatpurusha (diś+varga)

diś – direction, quarter of the sky
noun (feminine)
varga – group, class, division, divisional chart
noun (masculine)

नृपवर्गकाः (nṛpavargakāḥ) - a specific category of varga systems, often related to rulership or strength assessments (e.g., ṣoḍaśavarga) (royal divisions, king's divisions)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of nṛpavargaka

nṛpavargaka - royal varga, varga of kings

Compound type : tatpurusha (nṛpa+vargaka)