Shloka 8

भृगु–भरद्वाजसंवादः: वर्णभेदस्य कर्माधारितव्याख्या

Bhrigu–Bharadvaja Dialogue: A Karma-Based Account of Varṇa

Devanagari script

मसहाभारत&«>«» काश्यप ब्राह्मणके प्रति गीदड़के रूपमें इन्द्रका उपदेश इन्द्रको पहचाननेपर काश्यपद्वारा उनकी पूजा मनुष्ययोनिमिच्छन्ति सर्वभूतानि सर्वशः । मनुष्यत्वे च विप्रत्व॑ं सर्व एवाभिनन्दति,“मुने! सभी प्राणी सब प्रकारसे मनुष्ययोनि पानेकी इच्छा रखते हैं। उसमें भी ब्राह्मणत्वकी प्रशंसा तो सभी लोग करते हैं

Transliteration

manuṣya-yonim icchanti sarva-bhūtāni sarvaśaḥ | manuṣyatve ca vipratvaṁ sarva evābhinandati ||

Translation

Bhishma said: “O sage, all beings in every way long to attain birth as a human. And even among human births, everyone praises and celebrates the state of being a brahmin.”

Word by Word

• {'manuṣya-yoni': 'human womb

• the human state of existence', 'icchanti': 'they desire

• they wish for', 'sarva-bhūtāni': 'all beings

• all creatures', 'sarvaśaḥ': 'in every way

• from all sides', 'manuṣyatve': 'in (the condition of) humanity

• among human births', 'ca': 'and

• also', 'vipratvam': 'brahminhood

• the status/condition of a brāhmaṇa', 'sarvaḥ (sarva eva)': 'everyone

• all people indeed', 'abhinandati': 'approves

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bhishma (Bhīṣma)
• Muni (sage; addressed interlocutor)
• All beings (sarva-bhūtāni)
• Human birth (manuṣya-yoni)
• Brahminhood (vipratva)