Shloka 5

भृगु–भरद्वाजसंवादः: वर्णभेदस्य कर्माधारितव्याख्या

Bhrigu–Bharadvaja Dialogue: A Karma-Based Account of Varṇa

Devanagari script

वैश्य: कश्चिदृषिसुतं काश्यपं संशितव्रतम्‌ । रथेन पातयामास श्रीमान्‌ दृप्तस्तपस्विनम्‌

Transliteration

bhīṣma uvāca | vaiśyaḥ kaścid ṛṣisutaṃ kāśyapaṃ saṃśitavratam | rathena pātayāmāsa śrīmān dṛptas tapasvinam ||

Translation

Sinabi ni Bhīṣma: “Noong unang panahon, may isang mayamang mangangalakal (vaiśya) na nalasing sa pagmamataas ng kayamanan; sa pamamagitan ng kanyang karwahe ay kanyang nabangga at naibagsak si Kaśyapa—anak ng isang ṛṣi, isang asceta na matatag sa mahihigpit na panata—at napahandusay ang tapasvin.”

Word by Word

• वैश्यः: a Vaishya (merchant)
• वैश्यः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: वैश्य
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• कश्चित्: a certain (one)
• कश्चित्: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: कश्चित्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• ऋषि-सुतम्: the sage's son
• ऋषि-सुतम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: ऋषिसुत
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• काश्यपम्: Kāśyapa
• काश्यपम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: काश्यप
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• संशित-व्रतम्: of austere/strict vows
• संशित-व्रतम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: संशितव्रत
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• रथेन: by/with a chariot
• रथेन: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: रथ
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• पातयामास: caused to fall; knocked down
• Type: Verb
• Root: पत् (पतन)
• Form: Perfect (Periphrastic), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada, Yes

• श्रीमान्: wealthy; illustrious
• श्रीमान्: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: श्रीमन्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• दृप्तः: arrogant; intoxicated (with pride)
• दृप्तः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दृप्त
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• तपस्विनम्: the ascetic
• तपस्विनम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: तपस्विन्
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bhishma
• a wealthy Vaiśya (merchant)
• Kāśyapa (ṛṣi-putra, tapasvin)
• chariot (ratha)