Shloka 9
Vītahavya’s Attainment of Brāhmaṇya (Vītahavya–Vipratva) | वीतहव्यस्य ब्राह्मण्यप्राप्तिः
ततस्त्रिंशद्गुणे काले लभते वैश्यतामपि । वैश्यतायां चिरं कालं तत्रैव परिवर्तते,“तत्पश्चात् तीसगुना समय बीतनेपर वह वैश्य-योनिमें आता है और चिरकालतक उसीमें चक्कर काटता रहता है
tatas tribad-gue k01le labhate vaibyat01m api | vaibyat01y01 ciram k01la tatraiva parivartate |
ഭീഷ്മൻ പറഞ്ഞു— അതിനുശേഷം മുപ്പതിരട്ടി കാലം കഴിഞ്ഞാൽ അവൻ വൈശ്യത്വവും പ്രാപിക്കുന്നു; വൈശ്യനായിട്ടും ദീർഘകാലം അതേ അവസ്ഥയിൽ തന്നെ വീണ്ടും വീണ്ടും ചുറ്റുന്നു.
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse presents a karmic progression across births: after a specified (thirtyfold) span of time, a being attains Vaishya status, and then remains for a long duration cycling within that same level—implying that ethical conduct and accumulated karma govern both ascent and stagnation in social-spiritual conditions.
Bhishma continues an instructional discourse on the consequences of actions across time and rebirth, describing how, after a long measured period, one comes to be born as a Vaishya and then continues for a long time in that condition, repeatedly returning to it.