Shloka 49

धर्मनिन्दा–धर्मोपासनाफलम् तथा साध्वाचारलक्षणम्

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

Devanagari script

स्वभाव: कर्म च शुभं॑ यत्र शूद्रेडपि तिष्ठति । विशिष्ट: स द्विजातेवें विज्ञेय इति मे मति:,मेरा तो ऐसा विचार है कि यदि शूद्रके स्वभाव और कर्म दोनों ही उत्तम हों तो वह द्विजातिसे भी बढ़कर माननेयोग्य है

Transliteration

svabhāvaḥ karma ca śubhaṁ yatra śūdre 'pi tiṣṭhati | viśiṣṭaḥ sa dvijātebhyo vijñeya iti me matiḥ ||

Translation

Śrī Maheśvara said: “Wherever a Śūdra is found to possess a noble disposition and noble conduct, he should be recognized as superior even to the twice-born—this is my considered view.”

Word by Word

स्वभावःnature, disposition

कर्मconduct, action

चand

शुभम्good, auspicious, excellent

यत्रwhere, in whom/wherein

शूद्रेin a Śūdra

अपिeven, also

तिष्ठतिexists, is found, stands

विशिष्टःdistinguished, superior

सःhe, that person

द्विजातिभ्यःthan the twice-born (classes)

विज्ञेयःto be known/recognized (as)

इतिthus, as follows (quotative)

मेmy, of me

मतिःopinion, view

Speaker

श्रीमहेश्वर उवाच

Characters & Entities

Śrī Maheśvara (Śiva)

Śūdra

Dvijāti (twice-born)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Sandhi Notes