Shloka 2

Devanagari script

भृगूणां क्षत्रिया याज्या नित्यमेतज्जनाधिप । ते च भेदं गमिष्यन्ति दैवयुक्तेन हेतुना

Transliteration

bhṛgūṇāṁ kṣatriyā yājyā nityam etaj janādhipa | te ca bhedaṁ gamiṣyanti daivayuktena hetunā ||

Translation

O lord of men, the Kṣatriyas are ever to be served in sacrifice by the Bhṛgus—this is the established rule. Yet even they will come to rupture and division, driven by a cause bound up with destiny.

Word by Word

भृगूणाम्of the Bhṛgus

क्षत्रियाःKṣatriyas

याज्याःto be made to perform sacrifice / to be officiated for (as sacrificers)

नित्यम्always

एतत्this

जनाधिपO lord of people (king)

तेthey

चand

भेदम्division, difference, separation

गमिष्यन्तिwill go/come to, will reach

दैवयुक्तेनconnected with fate/divine dispensation

हेतुनाby a cause/reason

Speaker

व्यववन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Bhṛgus (Bhṛgu lineage)

Kṣatriyas

Janādhipa (the king addressed)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Cross References

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse affirms a normative dharmic arrangement—Kṣatriyas are proper recipients of priestly service from the Bhṛgu Brahmins—while also warning that even established social-religious bonds can fracture when propelled by causes intertwined with destiny (daiva) and human action.

What is happening in the narrative?

The speaker addresses a king (janādhipa) and states a customary rule about ritual relations between the Bhṛgus and Kṣatriyas, then foreshadows an impending split between them, attributing it to a destiny-linked cause.