Shloka 18

Hanūmān’s Embrace, Counsel, and Promise to Amplify Bhīma’s Battle-Roar

Gandhamādana Continuation

Devanagari script

ब्राह्मणा: क्षत्रिया वैश्या: शूद्राश्न॒ कृतलक्षणा: । कृते युगे समभवन्‌ स्वकर्मनिरता: प्रजा:,ब्राह्मण, क्षत्रिय, वैश्य और शूद्र सभी शम-दम आदि स्वभावसिद्ध शुभ लक्षणोंसे सम्पन्न थे। सत्ययुगमें समस्त प्रजा अपने-अपने कर्तव्यकर्मोंमें तत्पर रहती थी

Transliteration

brāhmaṇāḥ kṣatriyā vaiśyāḥ śūdrāś ca kṛtalakṣaṇāḥ | kṛte yuge samabhavan svakarmaniratāḥ prajāḥ ||

Translation

Bhīma said: “In the Kṛta (Satya) Yuga, brāhmaṇas, kṣatriyas, vaiśyas, and śūdras—all were endowed with the proper auspicious qualities. In that age, the people as a whole lived devoted to their own prescribed duties, each steadfast in the work appropriate to their station.”

Word by Word

• ब्राह्मणाः: Brahmins
• ब्राह्मणाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्राह्मण
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• क्षत्रियाः: Kshatriyas
• क्षत्रियाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: क्षत्रिय
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• वैश्याः: Vaishyas
• वैश्याः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: वैश्य
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• शूद्राः: Shudras
• शूद्राः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: शूद्र
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• कृतलक्षणाः: endowed with (good) marks/characteristics
• कृतलक्षणाः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कृतलक्षण
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• कृते: in the Krita (Satya) age
• कृते: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: कृत
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• युगे: in the age/epoch
• युगे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: युग
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• समभवन्: were/occurred (came to be)
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + भू
• Form: Imperfect (Laṅ), 3rd, Plural

• स्वकर्मनिरताः: devoted to their own duties
• स्वकर्मनिरताः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स्वकर्मनिरत
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Plural

• प्रजाः: the people/subjects
• प्रजाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रजा
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Plural

Speaker

भीम उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bhīma
• brāhmaṇa
• kṣatriya
• vaiśya
• śūdra
• Kṛta Yuga (Satya Yuga)