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3,55

योगवासिष्ठः       yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-55, verse-12

सामान्यधर्मा मध्यमधर्मा चोत्तमधर्मवान् ।
एतेषां कस्यचिद्भेदो द्वौ त्रयोऽप्यथ कस्यचित् ॥ १२ ॥
sāmānyadharmā madhyamadharmā cottamadharmavān ,
eteṣāṃ kasyacidbhedo dvau trayo'pyatha kasyacit 12
12. sāmānyadharmā madhyamadharmā ca uttamadharmavān
eteṣām kasyacit bhedaḥ dvau trayaḥ api atha kasyacit
12. sāmānyadharmā madhyamadharmā ca uttamadharmavān [janaḥ bhavati].
eteṣām kasyacit dvau bhedaḥ [bhavanti],
atha kasyacit trayaḥ api [bhavanti].
12. There are individuals who embody a common intrinsic nature (dharma), others a mediocre intrinsic nature (dharma), and some an excellent intrinsic nature (dharma). Among these, some may exhibit two distinct qualities (from these categories), while others may even manifest three.

Words meanings summery:

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  • सामान्यधर्मा (sāmānyadharmā) - one possessing a common intrinsic nature (dharma) (having a common nature, having a common constitution)
  • मध्यमधर्मा (madhyamadharmā) - one possessing a mediocre intrinsic nature (dharma) (having a mediocre nature, having a middle constitution)
  • (ca) - and, also, moreover
  • उत्तमधर्मवान् (uttamadharmavān) - one possessing an excellent intrinsic nature (dharma) (possessing excellent qualities, having excellent intrinsic nature)
  • एतेषाम् (eteṣām) - among these, of these
  • कस्यचित् (kasyacit) - of someone, of something, for some
  • भेदः (bhedaḥ) - distinct quality or category (distinction, difference, division, type)
  • द्वौ (dvau) - two
  • त्रयः (trayaḥ) - three
  • अपि (api) - also, even, too
  • अथ (atha) - or (then, so, now, or, next)
  • कस्यचित् (kasyacit) - of someone, of something, for some

Words meanings and morphology

सामान्यधर्मा (sāmānyadharmā) - one possessing a common intrinsic nature (dharma) (having a common nature, having a common constitution)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of sāmānyadharma
sāmānyadharma - having a common quality/nature, common intrinsic nature
Bahuvrīhi compound: 'one whose dharma is common'
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sāmānya+dharma)
  • sāmānya – common, general, ordinary
    adjective
  • dharma – intrinsic nature, characteristic, constitution, natural law, duty, righteousness (dharma)
    noun (masculine)
    Root: √dhṛ (class 1)
मध्यमधर्मा (madhyamadharmā) - one possessing a mediocre intrinsic nature (dharma) (having a mediocre nature, having a middle constitution)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of madhyamadharma
madhyamadharma - having a middle/mediocre quality or nature
Bahuvrīhi compound: 'one whose dharma is mediocre'
Compound type : bahuvrīhi (madhyama+dharma)
  • madhyama – middle, mediocre, intermediate
    adjective
  • dharma – intrinsic nature, characteristic, constitution, natural law, duty, righteousness (dharma)
    noun (masculine)
    Root: √dhṛ (class 1)
(ca) - and, also, moreover
(indeclinable)
उत्तमधर्मवान् (uttamadharmavān) - one possessing an excellent intrinsic nature (dharma) (possessing excellent qualities, having excellent intrinsic nature)
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, singular of uttamadharmavat
uttamadharmavat - possessing excellent nature/qualities
Derived from `uttamadharma` with possessive suffix `-vat`
एतेषाम् (eteṣām) - among these, of these
(pronoun)
Genitive, masculine, plural of etas
etas - this, these
कस्यचित् (kasyacit) - of someone, of something, for some
(pronoun)
Genitive, masculine, singular of ka-cit
ka-cit - some, someone, a certain (indefinite pronoun)
भेदः (bhedaḥ) - distinct quality or category (distinction, difference, division, type)
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, singular of bheda
bheda - distinction, difference, division, type, splitting
From root √bhid (to break, split)
Root: √bhid (class 7)
द्वौ (dvau) - two
(numeral)
त्रयः (trayaḥ) - three
(numeral)
अपि (api) - also, even, too
(indeclinable)
अथ (atha) - or (then, so, now, or, next)
(indeclinable)
कस्यचित् (kasyacit) - of someone, of something, for some
(pronoun)
Genitive, masculine, singular of ka-cit
ka-cit - some, someone, a certain (indefinite pronoun)