Shloka 833

Rāma–Jāmadagnya-janma-kāraṇa and Kṣatra-kṣaya

Paraśurāma’s origins and the depletion/restoration of kṣatriya lineages

Devanagari script

द्योकारहेमकारादिजातिं नित्यं समाश्रिता: । ये सभी क्षत्रिय बालक जहाँ-तहाँ विख्यात हैं। वे सदा शिल्पी और सुनार आदि जातियोंके आश्रित होकर रहते हैं

Transliteration

dyokāra-hemakārādi-jātiṁ nityaṁ samāśritāḥ | ye sabhī kṣatriya-bālakā yatra-tatra vikhyātāḥ santi | te sadā śilpī-suvarṇakārādi-jātīnām āśrayaṁ kṛtvā vasanti |

Translation

ວາສຸເທວະ ກ່າວວ່າ: «ຊາວໜຸ່ມກະສັດຍະເຫຼົ່ານັ້ນ ທີ່ມີຊື່ສຽງຢູ່ບ່ອນນັ້ນບ່ອນນີ້ ມັກຢູ່ອາໄສຊຸມຊົນຊ່າງຝີມື ແລະຊ່າງຄຳ ເປັນຕົ້ນ ຢູ່ເປັນນິດ. ພວກເຂົາດຳລົງຊີວິດໂດຍຂໍພຶ່ງພາຜູ້ຊ່າງ ບໍ່ແມ່ນໂດຍວິໄນແລະການພຶ່ງຕົນເອງ».

Word by Word

• द्योकार: in gambling/dice-play (dyūta-kāra context)
• द्योकार: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्योकार
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• हेमकार: in/among goldsmiths
• हेमकार: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: हेमकार
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• आदि: and others, etc.
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: आदि

• जातिम्: caste/occupation-group
• जातिम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: जाति
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• नित्यम्: always
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नित्य

• समाश्रिताः: having resorted to; dependent on
• समाश्रिताः: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम्-आ-श्रि
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural, Past passive participle (क्त)

Speaker

वासुदेव उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vāsudeva
• kṣatriya youths
• artisans (śilpī)
• goldsmiths (hemakāra/suvarṇakāra)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse critiques hollow prestige: even if Kshatriya youths are widely known, their constant dependence on artisan and goldsmith communities suggests a lapse in proper self-sustaining Kshatriya discipline and responsibility. Ethical standing is implied to rest on conduct and rightful livelihood, not mere reputation.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vāsudeva is describing a social reality: certain Kshatriya youths, though famous in many places, live by relying on craftspeople such as artisans and goldsmiths. The statement functions as a moral observation within Shanti Parva’s broader discourse on dharma and proper social conduct.