बृहत्-पाराशर-होरा-शास्त्रम् bṛhat-pārāśara-horā-śāstram - chapter-77, verse-18

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चतुर्धाऽवयवास्तस्य स्वगुणैश्च चतुर्विधः ।
जायन्ते ह्युत्तमो मध्ये उदासीनोऽधमः क्रमात् ॥१८॥

18. caturdhā'vayavāstasya svaguṇaiśca caturvidhaḥ .
jāyante hyuttamo madhye udāsīno'dhamaḥ kramāt.

18. caturdhā avayavāḥ tasya svaguṇaiḥ ca caturvidhaḥ
jāyante hi uttamaḥ madhye udāsīnaḥ adhamaḥ kramāt

18. Its constituents are divided into four categories, and by their intrinsic nature (svaguṇaiḥ), it (the entity or its manifestation) is also of four types. Indeed, the excellent, the mediocre, the indifferent, and the lowest manifest in succession.

Words meanings summery:

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चतुर्धा (caturdhā) - in four ways, into four parts/categories

अवयवाः (avayavāḥ) - parts, limbs, constituents, members

तस्य (tasya) - of the entity or being being discussed (of him, of it, his, its)

स्वगुणैः (svaguṇaiḥ) - by one's own qualities, by inherent qualities

च (ca) - and, also, furthermore

चतुर्विधः (caturvidhaḥ) - of four kinds, four-fold

जायन्ते (jāyante) - they are born, they arise, they manifest

हि (hi) - indeed, certainly, because

उत्तमः (uttamaḥ) - the excellent one (category/type) (excellent, best, supreme)

मध्ये (madhye) - the mediocre one (category/type) (in the middle, mediocre)

उदासीनः (udāsīnaḥ) - the indifferent one (category/type) (indifferent, neutral, detached)

अधमः (adhamaḥ) - the lowest one (category/type) (inferior, lowest, worst)

क्रमात् (kramāt) - in order, successively, gradually

Words meanings and morphology

चतुर्धा (caturdhā) - in four ways, into four parts/categories

(indeclinable)

Derived from catur (four) with the suffix -dhā (indicating manner or division)

अवयवाः (avayavāḥ) - parts, limbs, constituents, members

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of avayava

avayava - part, limb, constituent, component

Derived from ava-√yu (to join, combine)

Prefix: ava

Root: yuj (class 7)

तस्य (tasya) - of the entity or being being discussed (of him, of it, his, its)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine/neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

स्वगुणैः (svaguṇaiḥ) - by one's own qualities, by inherent qualities

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of svaguṇa

svaguṇa - one's own quality, inherent quality, intrinsic nature

Tatpurusha compound of sva (own) and guṇa (quality)

Compound type : Tatpurusha (sva+guṇa)

sva – own, one's own
adjective (masculine)
guṇa – quality, attribute, excellence, property
noun (masculine)

च (ca) - and, also, furthermore

(indeclinable)

चतुर्विधः (caturvidhaḥ) - of four kinds, four-fold

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of caturvidha

caturvidha - of four kinds, four-fold

Derived from catur (four) and vidha (kind/type)

Note: Qualifies an implied singular masculine noun, such as 'puruṣaḥ' (person) or 'saṅghaṭanaḥ' (organization/system) or simply 'a four-fold one'.

जायन्ते (jāyante) - they are born, they arise, they manifest

(verb)

3rd person , plural, middle, present (laṭ) of jan

Root: jan (class 4)

Note: The subjects are the four categories: excellent, mediocre, indifferent, lowest.

हि (hi) - indeed, certainly, because

(indeclinable)

उत्तमः (uttamaḥ) - the excellent one (category/type) (excellent, best, supreme)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of uttama

uttama - excellent, best, highest, supreme

Superlative degree from ud (up) + -tama

मध्ये (madhye) - the mediocre one (category/type) (in the middle, mediocre)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of madhya

madhya - middle, central, intermediate, mediocre

Note: While `madhye` is typically locative singular or nominative dual, in this enumerative context with other nominative singular masculine adjectives, it functions as a nominative singular noun referring to the 'middle' category. It might be a textual variation or specific usage.

उदासीनः (udāsīnaḥ) - the indifferent one (category/type) (indifferent, neutral, detached)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of udāsīna

udāsīna - indifferent, neutral, detached, passive

Past Passive Participle

Derived from ud + ā + √ās (to sit)

Prefixes: ud+ā

Root: ās (class 2)

अधमः (adhamaḥ) - the lowest one (category/type) (inferior, lowest, worst)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of adhama

adhama - inferior, lowest, worst