Shloka 21
ब्रह्मस्वहरण-निषेधः — Prohibition of Appropriating Brahmin Property
Brahmasva
Devanagari script
स्वाध्यायैस्तु महत्पापं हरन्ति गृहमेधिन:
Transliteration
svādhyāyais tu mahat pāpaṁ haranti gṛhamedhinaḥ
Translation
گھریلو جیون بسر کرنے والے بھکتی سے سوادھیائے اور شاستروں کی تلاوت کے ذریعے بڑے سے بڑا پاپ بھی دور کر دیتے ہیں۔
Word by Word
स्वाध्यायैःby (means of) self-study/recitation of sacred texts
स्वाध्यायैः:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootस्वाध्याय
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Plural
तुbut/indeed
तु:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतु
महत्great
महत्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootमहत्
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
पापम्sin/evil
पापम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootपाप
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
हरन्तिthey remove/take away
हरन्ति:
TypeVerb
Rootहृ
FormPresent, Third, Plural, Parasmaipada
गृहमेधिनःhouseholders
गृहमेधिनः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootगृहमेधिन्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
Speaker
चाण्डाल उवाच
Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
Regular svādhyāya—disciplined study and recitation of sacred teachings—has purificatory power; even a householder engaged in worldly responsibilities can remove grave moral taint through sustained scriptural practice.
A speaker identified as a Caṇḍāla states a dharma-principle: householders are not excluded from spiritual purification; through svādhyāya they can eradicate great sin, emphasizing practice over social status.