Shloka 14

Devanagari script

अथवा ब्राह्मणश्रेष्ठमनुभूतानुपालकम्‌ । कर्तारें जीवलोकस्य कस्माज्जानन्‌ विमुहा[से,अथवा श्रेष्ठ ब्राह्मण प्रत्येक जीवकी रक्षा और जीव-जगत्‌की सृष्टि करनेवाला है। इस बातको जानते हुए भी तुम क्यों मोहमें पड़े हुए हो

Transliteration

athavā brāhmaṇaśreṣṭham anubhūtānupālakam | kartāraṁ jīvalokasya kasmāj jānann vimuhyase ||

Translation

Atau lagi—sedangkan engkau mengetahui bahawa Brahmana, yang terbaik antara insan berilmu suci, ialah penjaga segala makhluk melalui kebijaksanaan yang telah direalisasi dan seolah-olah pembentuk dunia yang bernyawa—mengapa engkau masih terjerumus ke dalam kekeliruan?

Word by Word

अथवाor else

ब्राह्मणश्रेष्ठम्the best of Brahmins

अनुभूतानुपालकम्protector of those who have sought/experienced (his protection)

कर्तारम्the creator/maker

जीवलोकस्यof the world of living beings

कस्मात्from what cause? why?

जानन्knowing

विमुह्यसेyou are deluded / you become confused

Speaker

अजुन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Arjuna

Brāhmaṇa (as an ideal/foremost Brāhmaṇa)

jīvaloka (world of living beings)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Recognizing the sustaining role of realized spiritual wisdom (embodied by the ideal Brāhmaṇa) should remove moha (delusion). Ethical clarity arises when one remembers who upholds life and order and does not let confusion override discernment.

What is happening in the narrative?

Arjuna speaks, questioning someone’s bewilderment: if one already knows the Brāhmaṇa—through realized knowledge and protective duty—to be a preserver and a formative force in the living world, then becoming confused is inconsistent and blameworthy.