Lakshminarayana Samhita [sanskrit]

by Shwetayan Vyas | 1,169,834 words | ISBN-10: 8170801818 | ISBN-13: 9788170801818

The Lakshminarayana Samhita verse 2.209.51 (Sanskrit text), including grammatical analysis, glossary and relevant print editions. The Lakshmi-narayana-samhita is an encyclopaedic work devoted to Narayana although it deals with various deities. The work is written in Puranic style and divided into four books according to the four Yugas. This is verse 51 of chapter 209 of Khanda 2 (treta-yuga-santana). In total, the work consists of roughly 120,000 metrical verses.

Verse 2.209.51

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शास्त्रं धर्मो ब्राह्मणस्य दण्डः क्षत्रस्य वै वृषः ।
कृष्टिर्वैश्यस्य धर्मोऽस्ति सेवकस्य च सेवनम् ॥ ५१ ॥

śāstraṃ dharmo brāhmaṇasya daṇḍaḥ kṣatrasya vai vṛṣaḥ |
kṛṣṭirvaiśyasya dharmo'sti sevakasya ca sevanam || 51 ||

The Sanskrit text of Lakshminarayana Samhita Verse 2.209.51 is contained in the book Shri Lakshmi Narayana Samhita by Chowkhamba Sanskrit Series Office. This book is not available online so in order to read the full text and translation you should buy the book:
Buy now! Sanskrit text by Chowkhamba Sanskrit Series Office (2011)

Glossary of Sanskrit terms

Note: This extracts Sanskrit terms and links to English definitions from the glossary, based on an experimental segmentation of verse (2.209.51). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Shastra, Dharma, Brahmana, Danda, Kshatra, Vrisha, Krishti, Vaishya, Asti, Sevaka, Sevana,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

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Line 1: “śāstraṃ dharmo brāhmaṇasya daṇḍaḥ kṣatrasya vai vṛṣaḥ ”
śāstram -
śāstra (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
dharmo* -
dharma (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
brāhmaṇasya -
brāhmaṇa (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]

brāhmaṇa (noun, neuter)

[genitive single]
daṇḍaḥ -
daṇḍa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
kṣatrasya -
kṣatra (noun, neuter)

[genitive single]
vai -
√vā (verb class 1)

[present middle first single], [imperative middle first single]
vṛṣaḥ -
vṛṣa (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
Line 2: “kṛṣṭirvaiśyasya dharmo'sti sevakasya ca sevanam ”
kṛṣṭir -
kṛṣṭi (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
vaiśyasya -
vaiśya (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]

vaiśya (noun, neuter)

[genitive single]
dharmo' -
dharma (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
asti -
asti (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb]

astī (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [vocative single]

astī (noun, feminine)

[compound], [adverb], [vocative single]

astī (noun, neuter)

[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]

√as (verb class 2)

[present active third single]
sevakasya -
sevaka (noun, masculine)

[genitive single]

sevaka (noun, neuter)

[genitive single]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
sevanam -
sevana (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

sevanā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

Last Updated: 28 January, 2021