Shloka 7

धर्मनिन्दा–धर्मोपासनाफलम् तथा साध्वाचारलक्षणम्

Fruits of Disparaging vs. Observing Dharma; Marks of Good Conduct

Devanagari script

कर्मणा दुष्कृतेनेह स्थानादू भ्रश्यति वै द्विज: । ज्येष्ठ॑ वर्णमनुप्राप्प तस्माद्‌ रक्षेत वै द्विज:

Transliteration

karmaṇā duṣkṛtenehā sthānād bhraśyati vai dvijaḥ | jyeṣṭhaṁ varṇam anuprāpya tasmād rakṣeta vai dvijaḥ ||

Translation

ଏହି ଜୀବନରେ ପାପକର୍ମ କଲେ ଦ୍ୱିଜ ନିଶ୍ଚୟ ନିଜ ଯଥୋଚିତ ସ୍ଥାନ ଓ ମର୍ଯ୍ୟାଦାରୁ ପତିତ ହୁଏ। ତେଣୁ ଶ୍ରେଷ୍ଠ ବର୍ଣ୍ଣରେ ଜନ୍ମ ପାଇ ଦ୍ୱିଜ ନିଜ ଧର୍ମ-ମର୍ଯ୍ୟାଦାକୁ ସାବଧାନରେ ରକ୍ଷା କରୁ।

Word by Word

• कर्मणा: by (one's) action/deed
• कर्मणा: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: कर्मन्
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Singular

• दुष्कृतेन: by an evil deed
• दुष्कृतेन: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दुष्कृत
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Singular

• इह: here (in this world)
• इह: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इह

• स्थानात्: from (his) position/status
• स्थानात्: Apadana
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्थान
• Form: Neuter, Ablative, Singular

• उ: indeed/also (emphatic particle)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: उ

• भ्रश्यति: falls down, declines
• Type: Verb
• Root: भ्रंश्
• Form: Present, Third, Singular, Parasmaipada

• वै: indeed, certainly
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै

• द्विजः: a twice-born (Brahmin etc.)
• द्विजः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्विज
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• ज्येष्ठम्: the highest/superior
• ज्येष्ठम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ज्येष्ठ
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• वर्णम्: caste/class (varna)
• वर्णम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: वर्ण
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• अनुप्राप्य: having attained
• Type: Verb
• Root: अनु-प्राप्
• Form: ल्यप् (absolutive/gerund), Active, prior action to main verb

• तस्मात्: therefore, from that (reason)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तस्मात् (तद्)

• रक्षेत: should protect/guard
• Type: Verb
• Root: रक्ष्
• Form: Optative (Vidhi-lin), Third, Singular, Parasmaipada

• वै: indeed, certainly
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: वै

• द्विजः: a twice-born
• द्विजः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्विज
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

श्रीमहेश्वर उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Śrī Maheśvara (Mahādeva/Śiva)
• dvija (twice-born person)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Sinful action (duṣkṛta) causes a dvija to fall from his rightful station and dignity; therefore one who has attained a privileged birth must preserve dharma—self-restraint, purity of conduct, and the limits (maryādā) appropriate to his role.

What is happening in the narrative?

Śrī Maheśvara is instructing about ethical discipline: he warns that wrongdoing brings immediate degradation in this world, and he urges the twice-born to guard their conduct, especially since they are expected to uphold exemplary standards.