Shloka 27

Prāyaścitta-vidhāna: Tapas, Dāna, Vrata, and Proportional Expiation (प्रायश्चित्तविधानम्)

Devanagari script

राजान्नं तेज आदत्ते शूद्रान्नं ब्रह्मवर्चसम्‌ । आयु: सुवर्णकारान्नमवीरायाश्व॒ योषित:

Transliteration

rājānnaṁ teja ādatte śūdrānnaṁ brahmavarcasam | āyuḥ suvarṇakārānnam avīrāyāś ca yoṣitaḥ ||

Translation

ਵਿਆਸ ਨੇ ਆਖਿਆ— ਰਾਜੇ ਦਾ ਅੰਨ ਤেজ ਨੂੰ ਹਰ ਲੈਂਦਾ ਹੈ; ਸ਼ੂਦਰ ਦਾ ਅੰਨ ਬ੍ਰਹਮਵਰਚਸ (ਬ੍ਰਾਹਮਣੀ ਚਮਕ) ਨੂੰ ਨਸ਼ਟ ਕਰਦਾ ਹੈ; ਅਤੇ ਸੁਨਾਰ ਦਾ ਅੰਨ ਤੇ ਪਤੀ-ਪੁੱਤਰ ਤੋਂ ਵੰਝੀ ਇਸਤਰੀ ਦਾ ਅੰਨ ਆਯੁ ਨੂੰ ਘਟਾ ਦਿੰਦਾ ਹੈ।

Word by Word

• राज्ञः: of a king
• राज्ञः: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन्
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• अन्नम्: food
• अन्नम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्न
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• तेजः: splendor, vigor
• तेजः: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: तेजस्
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• आदत्ते: takes away, appropriates
• आदत्ते: Karta
• Type: Verb
• Root: आ + दा
• Form: Present, Third, Singular, Atmanepada

• शूद्राणाम्: of Śūdras
• शूद्राणाम्: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: शूद्र
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Plural

• अन्नम्: food
• अन्नम्: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्न
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• ब्रह्मवर्चसम्: brahmanical luster, sacred radiance
• ब्रह्मवर्चसम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मवर्चस्
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• आयुः: life-span
• आयुः: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: आयुस्
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• सुवर्णकाराणाम्: of goldsmiths
• सुवर्णकाराणाम्: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुवर्णकार
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Plural

• अन्नम्: food
• अन्नम्: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: अन्न
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• अवीरायाः: of a woman without a husband/hero (unprotected)
• अवीरायाः: Adhikarana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अवीरा
• Form: Feminine, Genitive, Singular

• अश्वयोषितः: of a mare (lit. horse-woman)
• अश्वयोषितः: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: अश्वयोषित्
• Form: Feminine, Genitive, Singular

Speaker

व्यास उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vyāsa
• king (rājā)
• Śūdra
• goldsmith (suvarṇakāra)
• woman without protector (avīrā yoṣit)