Shloka 30

Devanagari script

ब्राह्मण: प्रचरेद्‌ भैक्षे क्षत्रिय: परिपालयेत्‌ । वैश्यो धनार्जन कुर्याच्छूद्र: परिचरेच्च तान्‌,ब्राह्मण भिक्षावृत्तिसे जीविका चलावे, क्षत्रिय प्रजाका पालन करे, वैश्य धनोपार्जन करे और शाूद्र उन तीनों वर्णोकी सेवा करे

Transliteration

brāhmaṇaḥ pracared bhaikṣe kṣatriyaḥ paripālayet | vaiśyo dhanārjanaṁ kuryāc chūdraḥ paricarec ca tān ||

Translation

“Ang brāhmaṇa ay mamuhay sa paghingi ng limos; ang kṣatriya ay magtanggol sa mga tao; ang vaiśya ay maghanap ng yaman sa makatarungang paraan; at ang śūdra ay maglingkod sa tatlong varṇa na iyon.”

Word by Word

ब्राह्मणःa Brahmin

प्रचरेत्should practice / should go about

भैक्षेin/with alms-begging (as livelihood)

क्षत्रियःa Kshatriya

परिपालयेत्should protect / should govern

वैश्यःa Vaishya

धनार्जनम्acquisition of wealth

कुर्यात्should do / should undertake

शूद्रःa Shudra

परिचरेत्should serve / should attend upon

चand

तान्those (three)

Speaker

वायुदेव उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vāyu (Vāyudeva)

Brāhmaṇa

Kṣatriya

Vaiśya

Śūdra

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse teaches varṇa-based duties: learning/ritual life supported by alms for the brāhmaṇa, protection and governance for the kṣatriya, wealth-production and commerce for the vaiśya, and service/support for the śūdra—presented as a framework for sustaining social stability and ethical order.

What is happening in the narrative?

In Udyoga Parva, Vāyu is speaking within a dharma-oriented discourse, laying down normative roles and livelihoods for the four varṇas as part of broader instruction on right conduct and social responsibility.