Shloka 22
ब्रह्मस्वहरण-निषेधः — Prohibition of Appropriating Brahmin Property
Brahmasva
Devanagari script
तथा पापकृतं विप्रमाश्रमस्थं महीपते
Transliteration
tathā pāpakṛtaṁ vipram āśramasthaṁ mahīpate
Translation
同様に、王よ。罪を犯したバラモンは、たとえアーシュラマ（āśrama、宗教的規律の生活段階）に住していようとも、そのとおりに見なされるべきである。
Word by Word
तथाthus, in that manner
तथा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतथा
पापकृतम्sin-doing, evil-doing (person)
पापकृतम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootपापकृत्
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
विप्रम्a brahmin
विप्रम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootविप्र
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
आश्रमस्थम्dwelling in an āśrama (hermitage)
आश्रमस्थम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootआश्रमस्थ
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
महीपतेO king, lord of the earth
महीपते:
TypeNoun
Rootमहीपति
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
Speaker
चाण्डाल उवाच
Characters & Entities
च
चाण्डाल (Caṇḍāla, speaker)म
महīपति (the king, addressee)व
विप्र (a brahmin)Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
Moral responsibility is not erased by social identity or religious residence: even a brahmin living in an āśrama remains accountable for sinful actions; dharma evaluates conduct, not merely status.
A Caṇḍāla addresses a king and draws an ethical comparison: he points out that if a brahmin commits wrongdoing, his being situated in an āśrama does not automatically sanctify him—setting up a broader argument about judging people by deeds.