Shloka 4
Brāhmaṇa-Dharma, Āśrama Eligibility, and the Primacy of Rāja-Dharma (Śānti Parva 63)
Devanagari script
क्षात्राणि वैश्यानि च सेवमान: शौद्राणि कर्माणि च ब्राह्मण: सन् | अस्मिल्लोके निन्दितो मन्दचेता: परे च लोके निरयं प्रयाति,जो ब्राह्मण होकर क्षत्रिय, वैश्य और शूट्रोंके कर्मोका सेवन करता है, वह मन्दबुद्धि पुरुष इस लोकमें निन्दित और परलोकमें नरकगामी होता है
Transliteration
kṣātrāṇi vaiśyāni ca sevamānaḥ śūdrāṇi karmāṇi ca brāhmaṇaḥ san | asmiṁl loke nindito mandacetāḥ pare ca loke nirayaṁ prayāti |
Translation
ผู้ใดเป็นพราหมณ์โดยฐานะ แต่กลับประพฤติหน้าที่ของกษัตริย์ แพศย์ และศูทร ผู้นั้นเป็นคนปัญญาทึบ ถูกติเตียนในโลกนี้ และในปรโลกย่อมไปสู่นรก
Word by Word
क्षात्राणिkshatriya-duties/acts
क्षात्राणि:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootक्षात्र
FormNeuter, Accusative, Plural
वैश्यानिvaishya-duties/acts
वैश्यानि:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootवैश्य
FormNeuter, Accusative, Plural
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
सेवमानःpractising/engaging in
सेवमानः:
Karta
TypeVerb
Rootसेव्
Formशतृ (present active participle), Masculine, Nominative, Singular
शौद्राणिshudra(-type) duties/acts
शौद्राणि:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootशौद्र
FormNeuter, Accusative, Plural
कर्माणिactions, works
कर्माणि:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootकर्मन्
FormNeuter, Accusative, Plural
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
ब्राह्मणःa brahmin
ब्राह्मणः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootब्राह्मण
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
सन्being
सन्:
Karta
TypeVerb
Rootअस्
Formशतृ/सत् (present active participle, irregular form 'सन्'), Masculine, Nominative, Singular
अस्मिन्in this
अस्मिन्:
Adhikarana
TypePronoun
Rootइदम्
FormMasculine/Neuter, Locative, Singular
लोकेworld
लोके:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootलोक
FormMasculine, Locative, Singular
निन्दितःcensured, blamed
निन्दितः:
TypeAdjective
Rootनिन्दित
Formक्त (past passive participle), Masculine, Nominative, Singular
मन्दचेताःdull-witted (person)
मन्दचेताः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootमन्दचेतस्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
परेin the other (next)
परे:
Adhikarana
TypeAdjective
Rootपर
FormMasculine, Locative, Singular
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
लोकेworld
लोके:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootलोक
FormMasculine, Locative, Singular
निरयम्hell
निरयम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootनिरय
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
प्रयातिgoes, proceeds (to)
प्रयाति:
TypeVerb
Rootप्र-या
FormPresent, Third, Singular, Parasmaipada
यःwho
यः:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootयद्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
Speaker
युधिषछ्िर उवाच
Characters & Entities
Y
YudhiṣṭhiraB
brāhmaṇaK
kṣatriyaV
vaiśyaŚ
śūdraN
nirayaVerse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Geographic Context
Sandhi Notes