Anushasana Parva Adhyaya 148 Shloka 25 - Mahabharata | Kannada | Vedapath

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Shloka 25

धर्मनिन्दा–धर्मोपासनाफलम् तथा साध्वाचारलक्षणम्

Fruits of Disparaging vs. Observing Dharma; Marks of Good Conduct

Devanagari script

गुरुतल्पी गुरुद्रोही गुरुकुत्सारतिश्न यः । ब्रह्म॒विच्चापि पतति ब्राह्मणो ब्रह्मयोनित:

Transliteration

gurutalpī gurudrohī gurukutsāratiśnayaḥ | brahmavid cāpi patati brāhmaṇo brahmayonitaḥ ||

Translation

ಗುರುಶಯ್ಯೆಯನ್ನು ಲಂಘಿಸಿದವನು, ಗುರುದ್ರೋಹಿ, ಗುರುನಿಂದೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ಆಸಕ್ತನು—ಅಂತಹ ಬ್ರಾಹ್ಮಣನು ಬ್ರಹ್ಮವಿದನಾದರೂ ಬ್ರಾಹ್ಮಣಯೋನಿಯಿಂದ ಪತನಗೊಳ್ಳುತ್ತಾನೆ।

Word by Word

गुरुतल्पीone who violates the guru’s bed (i.e., has intercourse with the guru’s wife)

गुरुद्रोहीone who betrays the guru

गुरुकुत्सारतिष्णुःone who is devoted to/indulges in reviling the guru

यःwho

ब्रह्मवित्knower of Brahman / Veda-knower

चeven/and

अपिeven/also

पततिfalls (down), degenerates

ब्राह्मणःa Brahmin

ब्रह्मयोनितःfrom the Brahman-source (i.e., from Brahminhood/holy origin)

Speaker

श्रीमहेश्वर उवाच

Characters & Entities

Śrī Maheśvara

guru

brāhmaṇa

Brahman

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Reverence and fidelity to the guru are non-negotiable pillars of dharma; even profound spiritual knowledge cannot counteract the moral collapse caused by violating, betraying, or slandering one’s teacher.

What is happening in the narrative?

Śrī Maheśvara states a rule of conduct: a Brahmin, even if a knower of Brahman, is spiritually and socially degraded if he commits severe offenses against the guru—especially sexual violation, betrayal, or habitual revilement.