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)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Greed for wealth (arthalobha) agitates the mind and drives people into incessant worldly activity; the verse warns that even those committed to disciplined life (brahmacarya) can be tested by such impulses, so vigilance and self-restraint are essential to dharma.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana continues the narration by characterizing how the desire for material gain makes people energetically pursue worldly ends, adding that even brahmacārins—ideally devoted to restraint and study—may also become caught up in such pursuits.