Shloka 173
पञ्चवर्णोत्पत्तिः — The Origin of the Five-Colored Fiery Being and Ritual-Disruptor Lineages
दुःखेन चाधिगच्छन्ति भोजन द्विजसत्तम | विप्रवर! दूसरे बहुत-से ऐसे मनुष्य हैं, जिनकी भुजाओंमें बल है--जो स्वस्थ और अन्नको पचानेमें समर्थ हैं, परंतु उन्हें बड़ी कठिनाईसे भोजन मिल पाता है--वे सदा ही अन्नका कष्ट भोगते रहते हैं
duḥkhena cādhigacchanti bhojanaṃ dvijasattama | vipravara! anye bahavo 'pi tādṛśā manuṣyāḥ santi yeṣāṃ bhujayoḥ balaṃ vidyate—ye svasthā annapācane samarthāś ca, kintu teṣāṃ bhojanaṃ mahākaṣṭena labhyate—te sadā eva annasya kaṣṭaṃ bhogayanti |
The hunter said: “O best of the twice-born, O foremost Brahmin! Many other people too are like this: they have strength in their arms, they are healthy and able to digest food, yet they obtain a meal only with great difficulty. They continually suffer the hardship of hunger and the struggle for sustenance.”
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