Shloka 11
Adhyāya 189: Japa—Inquiry into the Jāpaka, Method
Vidhi), and Fruit (Phala
कामभोगप्रियास्ती क्ष्णा: क्रोधना: प्रियसाहसा: । त्यक्तस्वधर्मा रक्ताड़ास्ते द्विजा: क्षत्रतां गता:
bharadvāja uvāca | kāmabhogapriyās tīkṣṇāḥ krodhanāḥ priyasāhasāḥ | tyaktasvadharmā raktāṅgās te dvijāḥ kṣatratāṃ gatāḥ ||
バラドヴァージャは言った。「自らのバラモンとしての本分を捨てた二度生まれの者たちは、感官の享楽を好み、気性は鋭く、怒りやすく、無謀な勇敢さに心を奪われた。その変化は、身の色が赤みを帯びるほどに現れ、彼らはクシャトリヤの境位と気質に至り、ついにはクシャトリヤと呼ばれるようになった。」
भरद्वाज उवाच
Educational Q&A
Varṇa is presented as tied to conduct: when the twice-born abandon svadharma and become driven by sensuality, anger, and violent daring, they are said to take on the kṣatriya disposition. The ethical point is that character and habitual action reshape one’s social-religious identity.
Bharadvāja explains a traditional account of how certain brāhmaṇas, by giving up Brahminical discipline and adopting traits associated with warrior life, came to be regarded as kṣatriyas.