Shloka 24

Adhyāya 208: Aṅgirasī-kanyāḥ

Enumeration of Aṅgiras’ daughters and attribute-names

Devanagari script

कृषिगोरक्ष्यवाणिज्यमिह लोकस्य जीवनम्‌ । दण्डनीतिस्त्रयी विद्या तेन लोको भवत्युत,कृषि, गोरक्षा, वाणिज्य, दण्डनीति और त्रयीविद्या--ऋक्‌, यजु, सामके अनुसार यज्ञादिका अनुष्ठान करना और कराना ये लोगोंकी जीविकाके साधन हैं। इनसे ही लौकिक और पारलौकिक उन्नति सम्भव होती है

Translation

In this world, agriculture, the tending of cattle, and trade are the livelihood of the people. So too are Daṇḍanīti—the polity of rule and punishment—and the threefold sacred knowledge: the Ṛk, Yajus, and Sāma Vedas, by which sacrifices and rites are performed and caused to be performed. Through these alone are worldly and otherworldly prosperity made possible.

Word by Word

कृषिagriculture

गोरक्ष्यcow-protection, cattle-rearing

वाणिज्यम्trade, commerce

इहhere, in this world

लोकस्यof the people / of the world

जीवनम्livelihood, means of living

दण्डनीतिःpolicy of punishment; governance/jurisprudence

त्रयीthe triad (of Vedas: Ṛg, Yajus, Sāman)

विद्याknowledge, learning

तेनby that / thereby

लोकःthe world / people

भवतिbecomes; comes to be; thrives

उतand; also; moreover

Speaker

व्याध उवाच

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Cross References

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes