Shloka 48

कृतयुगवर्णनम् तथा राजधर्मोपदेशः

Kṛtayuga Description and Instruction on Royal Dharma

Devanagari script

आश्रमेषु वृथाचारा: पानपा गुरुतल्पगा: । इह लौकिकमीहन्ते मांसशोणितवर्धनम्‌

Transliteration

āśrameṣu vṛthācārāḥ pānapā gurutalpāgāḥ | iha laukikam īhante māṃsaśoṇitavardhanam ||

Translation

ヴァイシャンパーヤナは言った。「庵や修行林にも、うつろな行いの者がいる—酒に溺れ、師（グル）の床を汚す者たちである。彼らはただ世俗の目的のみを追い、肉と血を増やすことを求める。」

Word by Word

• आश्रमेषु: in the hermitages
• आश्रमेषु: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: आश्रम
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Plural

• वृथा-आचाराः: those whose conduct is vain/fruitless (hypocritical)
• वृथा-आचाराः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वृथा-आचार
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• पानपाः: drinkers (habitual drinkers)
• पानपाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: पानप
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• गुरुतल्पगाः: violators of the guru's bed (grave sinners)
• गुरुतल्पगाः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: गुरुतल्पग
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• इह: here (in this world)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इह

• लौकिकम्: worldly (thing/goal)
• लौकिकम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: लौकिक
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• ईहन्ते: they strive for / seek
• Type: Verb
• Root: ईह्
• Form: Present, Third, Plural, Ātmanepada

• मांस-शोणित-वर्धनम्: increase of flesh and blood (bodily growth/nourishment)
• मांस-शोणित-वर्धनम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: मांस-शोणित-वर्धन
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vaiśampāyana

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse condemns pseudo-ascetic life: even within āśramas, some abandon dharma through intoxication and grave sexual transgression, pursuing bodily and worldly gratification rather than restraint and spiritual aims.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana describes moral corruption found even in hermitages, highlighting that outward religious settings can conceal unethical behavior and worldly appetites.