योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-65, verse-18

स्वास्पदेषु यथाशास्त्रमहर्व्यापारमादृताः ।
सर्वे संपादयामासुर्निजधर्मं क्रमोचितम् ॥ १८ ॥

svāspadeṣu yathāśāstramaharvyāpāramādṛtāḥ ,
sarve saṃpādayāmāsurnijadharmaṃ kramocitam 18

18. sva-aspadeṣu yathāśāstram aharvyāpāram ādṛtāḥ |
sarve saṃpādayāmāsuḥ nijadharmam kramocitam ||

18. sarve sva-aspadeṣu yathāśāstram aharvyāpāram ādṛtāḥ (santaḥ),
kramocitam nijadharmam saṃpādayāmāsuḥ

18. All of them, attentive to their daily activities in their respective places and in accordance with the sacred texts, then performed their own specific duty (dharma), which was appropriate to their station.

Words meanings summery:

• स्व-अस्पदेषु (sva-aspadeṣu) - in their own places, in their respective positions

• यथाशास्त्रम् (yathāśāstram) - according to the scriptures, in accordance with the rules

• अहर्व्यापारम् (aharvyāpāram) - daily activities, day's work

• आदृताः (ādṛtāḥ) - attentive, devoted, engaged in, honored, revered

• सर्वे (sarve) - all, everyone

• संपादयामासुः (saṁpādayāmāsuḥ) - they performed, accomplished, carried out

• निजधर्मम् (nijadharmam) - one's own duty (dharma), one's intrinsic nature (dharma)

• क्रमोचितम् (kramocitam) - appropriate to the order/succession, fitting to one's station

Words meanings and morphology

स्व-अस्पदेषु (sva-aspadeṣu) - in their own places, in their respective positions

(noun)

Locative, neuter, plural of svāspada

svāspada - one's own place/position

Compound noun

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī tatpuruṣa (sva+āspada)

• sva – one's own, self
  pronoun/adjective (masculine)
• āspada – seat, place, position, abode
  noun (neuter)

Note: Refers to the places of the people.

यथाशास्त्रम् (yathāśāstram) - according to the scriptures, in accordance with the rules

(indeclinable)

Avyayībhāva compound

Compound type : avyayībhāva (yathā+śāstra)

• yathā – as, according to
  indeclinable
• śāstra – scripture, rule, teaching
  noun (neuter)

Note: Adverbial.

अहर्व्यापारम् (aharvyāpāram) - daily activities, day's work

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of aharvyāpāra

aharvyāpāra - daily activities, day's work

Compound noun

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī tatpuruṣa (ahan+vyāpāra)

• ahan – day
  noun (neuter)
• vyāpāra – activity, business, occupation
  noun (masculine)

Note: Direct object of 'ādṛtāḥ' (regarded as, devoted to).

आदृताः (ādṛtāḥ) - attentive, devoted, engaged in, honored, revered

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of ādṛta

ādṛta - honored, regarded, attentive, engaged in

Past Passive Participle

From ā-√dṛ (to honor, regard, attend to)

Prefix: ā

Root: dṛ (class 6)

Note: Modifies 'sarve'.

सर्वे (sarve) - all, everyone

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of sarva

sarva - all, every

Note: Subject of 'saṃpādayāmāsuḥ'.

संपादयामासुः (saṁpādayāmāsuḥ) - they performed, accomplished, carried out

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, past perfect (ām-lit) of √pad

Prefixes: sam+pra

Root: pad (class 4)

Note: Main verb of the sentence (periphrastic perfect from causative of sam-pra-√pad).

निजधर्मम् (nijadharmam) - one's own duty (dharma), one's intrinsic nature (dharma)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of nijadharma

nijadharma - one's own duty, one's intrinsic nature (dharma)

Compound noun

Compound type : karmadhāraya (nija+dharma)

• nija – one's own, native
  adjective (masculine)
• dharma – law, duty, righteousness, intrinsic nature, constitution
  noun (masculine)

Note: Direct object of 'saṃpādayāmāsuḥ'.

क्रमोचितम् (kramocitam) - appropriate to the order/succession, fitting to one's station

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of kramocita

kramocita - appropriate to the order/succession, fitting to one's station

Compound adjective

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (krama+ucita)

• krama – order, succession, sequence
  noun (masculine)
• ucita – suitable, proper, appropriate
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From √vac (to speak, but also related to fitness/propriety)
  Root: vac (class 2)

Note: Modifies 'nijadharmam'.

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