Shloka 38
Devanagari script
शूद्रास्तु मन्दगा नित्यं पुरुषा धर्मशीलिन:,मन्दग जनपदमें शूद्र रहते हैं। वे भी धर्मात्मा होते हैं
Transliteration
śūdrās tu mandagā nityaṁ puruṣā dharmaśīlinaḥ
Translation
মন্দগ জনপদে শূদ্ররা বাস করে; তারাও সর্বদা ধর্মশীল পুরুষ।
Word by Word
शूद्राःShudras
शूद्राः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootशूद्र
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
तुbut/indeed
तु:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतु
मन्दगाःslow-moving/sluggish
मन्दगाः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootमन्दग
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
नित्यम्always
नित्यम्:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootनित्य
पुरुषाःmen/persons
पुरुषाः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootपुरुष
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
धर्मशीलिनःvirtuous; of righteous conduct
धर्मशीलिनः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootधर्मशीलिन्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
Speaker
संजय उवाच
Characters & Entities
S
SañjayaŚ
ŚūdrasCharacter Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
War Context
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
Ethical worth is affirmed as compatible with one’s social category: even those described as simple or slow-paced are portrayed as capable of steady, dharmic conduct.
Sañjaya, in his descriptive narration, characterizes a group (Śūdras) by temperament and then emphasizes their righteousness, framing them as morally grounded within the broader account.