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Shloka 8

भृगु–भरद्वाजसंवादः: वर्णभेदस्य कर्माधारितव्याख्या

Bhrigu–Bharadvaja Dialogue: A Karma-Based Account of Varṇa

मसहाभारत&«>«» काश्यप ब्राह्मणके प्रति गीदड़के रूपमें इन्द्रका उपदेश इन्द्रको पहचाननेपर काश्यपद्वारा उनकी पूजा मनुष्ययोनिमिच्छन्ति सर्वभूतानि सर्वशः । मनुष्यत्वे च विप्रत्व॑ं सर्व एवाभिनन्दति,“मुने! सभी प्राणी सब प्रकारसे मनुष्ययोनि पानेकी इच्छा रखते हैं। उसमें भी ब्राह्मणत्वकी प्रशंसा तो सभी लोग करते हैं

manuṣya-yonim icchanti sarva-bhūtāni sarvaśaḥ | manuṣyatve ca vipratvaṁ sarva evābhinandati ||

ഭീഷ്മൻ പറഞ്ഞു— “മുനേ! എല്ലാ ജീവികളും എല്ലാ വിധത്തിലും മനുഷ്യയോനി നേടാൻ ആഗ്രഹിക്കുന്നു. മനുഷ്യജന്മങ്ങളിൽ പോലും ബ്രാഹ്മണത്വത്തെ എല്ലാവരും പുകഴ്ത്തി അഭിനന്ദിക്കുന്നു.”

{'manuṣya-yoni''human womb
{'manuṣya-yoni':
the human state of existence', 'icchanti''they desire
the human state of existence', 'icchanti':
they wish for', 'sarva-bhūtāni''all beings
they wish for', 'sarva-bhūtāni':
all creatures', 'sarvaśaḥ''in every way
all creatures', 'sarvaśaḥ':
from all sides', 'manuṣyatve''in (the condition of) humanity
from all sides', 'manuṣyatve':
among human births', 'ca''and
among human births', 'ca':
also', 'vipratvam''brahminhood
also', 'vipratvam':
the status/condition of a brāhmaṇa', 'sarvaḥ (sarva eva)''everyone
the status/condition of a brāhmaṇa', 'sarvaḥ (sarva eva)':
all people indeed', 'abhinandati''approves
all people indeed', 'abhinandati':

भीष्म उवाच

B
Bhishma (Bhīṣma)
M
Muni (sage; addressed interlocutor)
A
All beings (sarva-bhūtāni)
H
Human birth (manuṣya-yoni)
B
Brahminhood (vipratva)

Educational Q&A

The verse elevates human birth as a universally desired condition because it enables conscious moral choice and spiritual striving; within that, brahminhood is praised as an ideal associated with learning, self-restraint, and dharmic responsibility.

In Bhishma’s discourse to the listener addressed as “muni,” he frames a teaching about the hierarchy of births: all beings aspire to be born human, and among humans the brahmin ideal is widely esteemed—setting up a broader reflection on dharma and right conduct.