Shloka 13
अयोध्यावर्णनम्
Description of Ayodhya under Daśaratha
स्वकर्मनिरता नित्यं ब्राह्मणा विजितेन्द्रिया: ।दानाध्ययनशीलाश्च संयताश्च परिग्रहे ।।1.6.13।।
svakarmaniratā nityaṁ brāhmaṇā vijitendriyāḥ |
dānādhyayanaśīlāś ca saṁyatāś ca parigrahe ||1.6.13||
ਬ੍ਰਾਹਮਣ ਸਦਾ ਆਪਣੇ ਸਵਧਰਮ ਵਿੱਚ ਰਤ, ਇੰਦ੍ਰੀਆਂ ਨੂੰ ਜਿੱਤਣ ਵਾਲੇ, ਦਾਨ ਅਤੇ ਅਧਿਐਨ ਵਿੱਚ ਰੁਚੀ ਰੱਖਣ ਵਾਲੇ, ਅਤੇ ਪਰਿਗ੍ਰਹ—ਲੈਣ ਤੇ ਇਕੱਠਾ ਕਰਨ ਵਿੱਚ ਸੰਯਮੀ ਸਨ।
The brahmins were always interested in the performance of their duties. They had control over their senses. They were charitable and studious. They were self-controlled while accepting charity and maintaining marital relations.
FAQs
Svadharma: each group fulfills its prescribed responsibilities; learning and charity are guided by restraint rather than greed.
A focused description of the brāhmaṇas of Ayodhyā as exemplars of discipline, learning, and ethical receiving.
Indriya-jaya (sense-control) paired with learning and generosity.