Shloka 122

Adhyāya 284: Tapas as a Corrective to Household Attachment

Parāśara’s Instruction

Devanagari script

ब्राह्मणा: क्षत्रिया वैश्या: शूद्रा वर्णावराश्च ये त्वमेव मेघसंघाश्न विद्युत्स्तनितगर्जित:

Transliteration

brāhmaṇāḥ kṣatriyā vaiśyāḥ śūdrā varṇāvarāś ca ye tvam eva meghasaṅghāś ca vidyut-stanita-garjitāḥ

Translation

Brāhmaṇa, Kṣatriya, Vaiśya, Śūdra, dan mereka yang berada di luar tatanan varṇa—semuanya adalah wujud-Mu. Gugusan awan, kilat, dentuman, dan gemuruh pun adalah Engkau.

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

• वर्णावराः: those lower than the (four) varnas
• वर्णावराः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: वर्णावर
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

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

• ये: who/which
• ये: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: यद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• त्वम्: you
• त्वम्: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: युष्मद्
• Form: Nominative, Singular

• एव: indeed/alone
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव

• मेघसङ्घाः: masses/hosts of clouds
• मेघसङ्घाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: मेघसङ्घ
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• असि: are
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस्
• Form: Present, Second, Singular, Parasmaipada

• विद्युत्: lightning
• विद्युत्: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: विद्युत्
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• स्तनित: thunder (rumbling)
• स्तनित: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्तनित
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• गर्जितः: roar/peal (of thunder)
• गर्जितः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: गर्जित
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bhīṣma
• Brāhmaṇas
• Kṣatriyas
• Vaiśyas
• Śūdras
• Varṇāvaras (outside the four varṇas)
• cloud-masses
• lightning
• thunder/rumbling