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Shloka 343

Āśrama-dharma: Duties of the Four Life-Stages (आश्रमधर्मः)

कल्प्यां तेन तु ते प्राहुर्वृत्ति धर्मविदो जना: । द्विजातियोंमेंसे जिस किसीकी सेवा करनेके लिये कोई शूद्र आवे, उसीको उसकी जीविकाकी व्यवस्था करनी चाहिये; ऐसा धर्मज्ञ पुरुषोंका कथन है

kalpyāṁ tena tu te prāhur vṛttiṁ dharmavido janāḥ |

ദ്വിജന്മാരിൽ ആരെയെങ്കിലും സേവിക്കാൻ ഒരു ശൂദ്രൻ വരുമ്പോൾ, അവന്റെ ഉപജീവനത്തിനുള്ള ക്രമീകരണം ചെയ്യേണ്ടത് ആ ദ്വിജന്റെ കടമയാണെന്ന് ധർമ്മവിദർ പറയുന്നു.

कल्प्याम्in the (proper) arrangement/ordinance
कल्प्याम्:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootकल्प्या
FormFeminine, Locative, Singular
तेनby that; therefore
तेन:
Karana
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine/Neuter, Instrumental, Singular
तुbut; indeed
तु:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतु
तेthey
ते:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
प्राहुःsaid; have declared
प्राहुः:
TypeVerb
Rootप्र + अह्
FormPerfect (Paroksha), Third, Plural, Parasmaipada
वृत्तिम्livelihood; means of subsistence
वृत्तिम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootवृत्ति
FormFeminine, Accusative, Singular
धर्मविदःknowers of dharma
धर्मविदः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootधर्मविद्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
जनाःpeople
जनाः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootजन
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural

भीष्म उवाच

B
Bhishma

Educational Q&A

That dharma requires reciprocal responsibility: when someone comes to serve (especially a Śūdra serving a dvija), the recipient of service should ensure the servant’s livelihood is properly provided for.

In the Śānti Parva, Bhīṣma continues instructing on dharma and social obligations, citing what dharma-knowers declare about arranging maintenance for those who render service.