Shloka 22
कālacakra-वर्णनम् तथा āśrama-धarma-निरूपणम्
The Wheel of Time and the Norms of the Āśramas
Devanagari script
त्रीणि कर्माणि जानीत ब्राह्मणानां तु जीविका । याजनाध्यापने चोभे शुद्धाच्चापि प्रतिग्रह:
Transliteration
trīṇi karmāṇi jānīta brāhmaṇānāṃ tu jīvikā | yājanādhyāpane cobhe śuddāccāpi pratigrahaḥ ||
Translation
风神说道：“当知婆罗门有三种正当生计：为他人主祭，教授圣学，以及受取清净之施（以正法而施的供养）。”
Word by Word
त्रीणिthree
त्रीणि:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootत्रि
FormNeuter, Nominative, Plural
कर्माणिacts/duties/occupations
कर्माणि:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootकर्मन्
FormNeuter, Nominative, Plural
जानीतknow (you all)
जानीत:
TypeVerb
Rootज्ञा
FormImperative, Second, Plural, Parasmaipada
ब्राह्मणानाम्of Brahmins
ब्राह्मणानाम्:
TypeNoun
Rootब्राह्मण
FormMasculine, Genitive, Plural
तुindeed/but
तु:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतु
जीविकाlivelihood
जीविका:
TypeNoun
Rootजीविका
FormFeminine, Nominative, Singular
याजनofficiating at sacrifices (causing others to sacrifice)
याजन:
TypeNoun
Rootयाजन
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular
अध्यापनेteaching (the two: officiating and teaching)
अध्यापने:
TypeNoun
Rootअध्यापन
FormNeuter, Nominative, Dual
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
उभेboth
उभे:
TypeAdjective
Rootउभ
FormNeuter, Nominative, Dual
शुद्धात्from a pure (person/source)
शुद्धात्:
Apadana
TypeAdjective
Rootशुद्ध
FormMasculine/Neuter, Ablative, Singular
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
अपिalso/even
अपि:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअपि
प्रतिग्रहःacceptance (of gifts)
प्रतिग्रहः:
TypeNoun
Rootप्रतिग्रह
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
Speaker
वायुदेव उवाच
Characters & Entities
V
Vāyu (Vāyudeva)B
Brāhmaṇa (Brahmins)Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
A Brahmin’s livelihood should rest on dharmic functions—serving society through priestly officiation and teaching—and on receiving only ‘pure’ gifts, i.e., offerings obtained and given righteously, without compromising integrity.
Vāyu is instructing about proper conduct (dharma), specifically defining the legitimate means of subsistence for Brahmins and emphasizing ethical constraints on accepting gifts.