Shloka 5
Brāhmaṇa-bheda-nirṇaya and Rājā’s Regulatory Duties (ब्राह्मणभेदनिर्णयः)
Devanagari script
अभ्रोत्रिया: सर्व एव सर्वे चानाहिताग्नय: । तान् सर्वान् धार्मिको राजा बलिं विष्टिं च कारयेत्
Translation
ਜੋ ਬ੍ਰਾਹਮਣ ਸ਼੍ਰੁਤੀ-ਸ਼ਾਸਤਰ ਦੇ ਗਿਆਨ ਤੋਂ ਖਾਲੀ ਹਨ ਅਤੇ ਜੋ ਅਗਨਿਹੋਤ੍ਰ ਨਹੀਂ ਕਰਦੇ, ਉਹ ਸਭ ਸ਼ੂਦਰ-ਤੁਲ ਹਨ। ਧਰਮਾਤਮਾ ਰਾਜੇ ਨੂੰ ਚਾਹੀਦਾ ਹੈ ਕਿ ਉਹਨਾਂ ਸਭ ਤੋਂ ਕਰ (ਬਲੀ) ਵੀ ਲਵੇ ਅਤੇ ਵਿਸ਼ਟੀ (ਬੇਗਾਰ) ਵੀ ਕਰਾਵੇ।
Word by Word
अभ्रोत्रियाःnon-śrotriyas (non-Veda-learned Brahmins)
अभ्रोत्रियाः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootअ-श्रोत्रिय
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
सर्वेall
सर्वे:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootसर्व
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
एवindeed/only
एव:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएव
सर्वेall
सर्वे:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootसर्व
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
अनाहिताग्नयःthose who have not established the sacred fires
अनाहिताग्नयः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootअनाहिताग्नि
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
तान्them
तान्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine, Accusative, Plural
सर्वान्all
सर्वान्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootसर्व
FormMasculine, Accusative, Plural
धार्मिकःrighteous
धार्मिकः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootधार्मिक
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
राजाking
राजा:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootराजन्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
बलिम्tribute/tax
बलिम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootबलि
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
विष्टिम्forced labor/corvée
विष्टिम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootविष्टि
FormFeminine, Accusative, Singular
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
कारयेत्should cause (to be done)/should levy
कारयेत्:
TypeVerb
Rootकृ
FormOptative (Vidhi-lin), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada, true
Speaker
भीष्म उवाच
Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
War Context
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes