Shloka 47

कृतयुगवर्णनम् तथा राजधर्मोपदेशः

Kṛtayuga Description and Instruction on Royal Dharma

Devanagari script

अर्थलोभान्नरव्याप्र तथा च ब्रह्म॒चारिण:

Transliteration

arthalobhān naravyāprā tathā ca brahmacāriṇaḥ

Translation

Vaiśampāyana said: “Driven by greed for wealth, people become busily engaged in worldly pursuits; likewise, even those who are vowed to celibate discipline (brahmacārins) may be drawn into such restless activity.”

Word by Word

• अर्थलोभात्: from greed for wealth
• अर्थलोभात्: Apadana
• Type: Noun
• Root: अर्थलोभ
• Form: Masculine, Ablative, Singular

• नरव्याघ्र: O tiger among men
• नरव्याघ्र: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: नरव्याघ्र
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

• तथा: thus; likewise
• तथा: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा

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

• ब्रह्मचारिणः: brahmacārins; celibate students
• ब्रह्मचारिणः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मचारिन्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana
• brahmacārin (celibate student/ascetic)