Shloka 21

Vasiṣṭha–Karāla-Janaka Saṃvāda: Aśuddha-Sevana, Guṇa-Dr̥ṣṭi, and Sāṃkhya–Yoga Ekārthatā

Mahābhārata 12.293

Devanagari script

दमेन शोभते वित्र: क्षत्रियो विजयेन तु । धनेन वैश्य: शूद्रस्तु नित्यं दाक्ष्येण शोभते

Transliteration

damena śobhate vipraḥ kṣatriyo vijayena tu | dhanena vaiśyaḥ śūdras tu nityaṃ dākṣyeṇa śobhate ||

Translation

दमेन शोभते विप्रः क्षत्रियो विजयेन तु । धनेन वैश्यः शूद्रस्तु नित्यं दाक्ष्येण शोभते ॥

Word by Word

दमेनby self-control

शोभतेshines / is adorned

विप्रःa Brahmin

क्षत्रियःa Kshatriya

विजयेनby victory

तुbut / indeed

धनेनby wealth

वैश्यःa Vaishya

शूद्रःa Shudra

तुbut / indeed

नित्यम्always

दाक्ष्येणby skill / dexterity

शोभतेshines / is adorned

Speaker

पराशर उवाच

Characters & Entities

Parāśara

vipra (brāhmaṇa)

kṣatriya

vaiśya

śūdra

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Geographic Context

Sandhi Notes