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Shloka 21

स्त्रीस्वभावप्रश्नः — Nārada and Pañcacūḍā on Strī-svabhāva

Anuśāsana-parva 38

न ब्राह्मणविरोधेन शक्‍या शास्तुं वसुन्धरा । ब्राह्मणा हि महात्मानो देवानामपि देवता:,ब्राह्मणोंसे विरोध करके भूमण्डलका राज्य नहीं चलाया जा सकता; क्योंकि महात्मा ब्राह्मण देवताओंके भी देवता हैं

na brāhmaṇa-virodhena śakyā śāstuṁ vasundharā | brāhmaṇā hi mahātmāno devānām api devatāḥ ||

ഭീഷ്മൻ പറഞ്ഞു—ബ്രാഹ്മണരോടുള്ള വൈരത്തിലൂടെ ഭൂമിയെ ശരിയായി ഭരിക്കാനാവില്ല; കാരണം മഹാത്മാക്കളായ ബ്രാഹ്മണർ ദേവന്മാരുടെ ഇടയിലും ദൈവതുല്യമായി ആദരിക്കപ്പെടുന്നു. അതിനാൽ അവരുടെ വിരോധം രാജധർമ്മത്തിന്റെ അടിത്തറ തന്നെ തകർക്കുന്നു.

not
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
ब्राह्मण-विरोधेनby opposition to Brahmins
ब्राह्मण-विरोधेन:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootब्राह्मण-विरोध
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Singular
शक्याःpossible/able
शक्याः:
TypeAdjective
Rootशक्य
FormFeminine, Nominative, Plural
शास्तुम्to rule/govern
शास्तुम्:
TypeVerb
Rootशास्
FormInfinitive
वसुन्धराthe earth
वसुन्धरा:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootवसुन्धरा
FormFeminine, Nominative, Singular
ब्राह्मणाःBrahmins
ब्राह्मणाः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootब्राह्मण
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
हिindeed/for
हि:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootहि
महात्मानःgreat-souled
महात्मानः:
TypeAdjective
Rootमहात्मन्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
देवानाम्of the gods
देवानाम्:
TypeNoun
Rootदेव
FormMasculine, Genitive, Plural
अपिeven/also
अपि:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअपि
देवताःdeities
देवताः:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootदेवता
FormFeminine, Nominative, Plural

भीष्म उवाच

B
Bhīṣma
B
Brāhmaṇas
V
Vasundharā (Earth)
D
Devas (gods)

Educational Q&A

Stable and righteous governance depends on honoring the Brahmins—seen as guardians of sacred knowledge and moral order—so antagonizing them erodes the legitimacy and ethical basis of kingship.

In the Anuśāsana Parva’s instruction on dharma, Bhīṣma advises the listener on principles of rule, emphasizing that a king cannot successfully administer the realm if he sets himself against Brahmins, who are portrayed as supremely venerable.