Shloka 156
ब्रह्मस्वहरण-निषेधः — Prohibition of Appropriating Brahmin Property
Brahmasva
Devanagari script
तुलया धारयन् धर्ममभिमान्यतिरिच्यते । वह तीस नरकोंमें पड़कर अंतमें अपनी ही विष्ठापर जीनेवाला कीड़ा होता है। कुत्तोंको पालना
Transliteration
tulayā dhārayan dharmam abhimāny atiricyate |
Translation
ਚਾਂਡਾਲ ਨੇ ਕਿਹਾ—“ਧਰਮ ਨੂੰ ਤਰਾਜੂ ਵਿੱਚ ਤੋਲੋ ਤਾਂ ਅਹੰਕਾਰ ਹੀ ਵੱਧ ਭਾਰੀ ਨਿਕਲਦਾ ਹੈ।”
Word by Word
तुलयाby a balance/scale
तुलया:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootतुला
FormFeminine, Instrumental, Singular
धारयन्holding/bearing
धारयन्:
Karta
TypeVerb
Rootधृ
Formशतृ (present active participle), Masculine, Nominative, Singular
धर्मम्dharma, righteousness
धर्मम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootधर्म
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
अभिमान्यhaving become proud / having conceived pride
अभिमान्य:
TypeVerb
Rootअभि + मन्
Formल्यप् (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage as gerund), true
अतिरिच्यतेexceeds / becomes excessive / outweighs
अतिरिच्यते:
TypeVerb
Rootअति + रिच्
FormPresent (Lat), Atmanepada, Third, Singular
Speaker
चाण्डाल उवाच
Characters & Entities
च
चाण्डाल (Chāṇḍāla)ध
धर्म (Dharma)त
तुला (balance/scale)Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Geographic Context
Sandhi Notes