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Shloka 343

Āśrama-dharma: Duties of the Four Life-Stages (आश्रमधर्मः)

Devanagari script

कल्प्यां तेन तु ते प्राहुर्वृत्ति धर्मविदो जना: । द्विजातियोंमेंसे जिस किसीकी सेवा करनेके लिये कोई शूद्र आवे, उसीको उसकी जीविकाकी व्यवस्था करनी चाहिये; ऐसा धर्मज्ञ पुरुषोंका कथन है

Transliteration

kalpyāṁ tena tu te prāhur vṛttiṁ dharmavido janāḥ |

Translation

دْوِجوں میں سے جس کی خدمت کے لیے کوئی شودر آئے، اس پر لازم ہے کہ وہ اس کی روزی روٹی کا مناسب بندوبست کرے—یہی دھرم کے جاننے والوں کا قول ہے۔

Word by Word

कल्प्याम्in the (proper) arrangement/ordinance

तेनby that; therefore

तुbut; indeed

तेthey

प्राहुःsaid; have declared

वृत्तिम्livelihood; means of subsistence

धर्मविदःknowers of dharma

जनाःpeople

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

Bhishma

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

That dharma requires reciprocal responsibility: when someone comes to serve (especially a Śūdra serving a dvija), the recipient of service should ensure the servant’s livelihood is properly provided for.

What is happening in the narrative?

In the Śānti Parva, Bhīṣma continues instructing on dharma and social obligations, citing what dharma-knowers declare about arranging maintenance for those who render service.