Shloka 6
Devanagari script
सर्वभूतपरित्राणं क्षत्रधर्म इहोच्यते । वैश्यानां यज्ञसंवृत्तिरातिथेियसमन्विता
Transliteration
sarvabhūta-paritrāṇaṁ kṣatra-dharma iha ucyate | vaiśyānāṁ yajña-saṁvṛttir ātithya-samanvitā ||
Translation
毗湿摩说道：“在此世间，刹帝利之职被宣示为护持与保全一切众生。吠舍之职，则在于如法举行并维系祭祀（yajña），并且礼敬宾客。”
Word by Word
सर्वभूतपरित्राणम्protection of all beings
सर्वभूतपरित्राणम्:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootसर्वभूतपरित्राण
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular
क्षत्रधर्मःthe Kshatriya duty
क्षत्रधर्मः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootक्षत्रधर्म
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
इहhere (in this world/teaching)
इह:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइह
उच्यतेis said / is called
उच्यते:
TypeVerb
Rootवच्
FormPresent, Passive, Third, Singular
वैश्यानाम्of the Vaishyas
वैश्यानाम्:
Sampradana
TypeNoun
Rootवैश्य
FormMasculine, Genitive, Plural
यज्ञसंवृत्तिःengagement/occupation in sacrifices
यज्ञसंवृत्तिः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootयज्ञसंवृत्ति
FormFeminine, Nominative, Singular
आतिथेयसमन्विताaccompanied by hospitality to guests
आतिथेयसमन्विता:
TypeAdjective
Rootआतिथेयसमन्वित
FormFeminine, Nominative, Singular
Speaker
भीष्म उवाच
Characters & Entities
B
BhīṣmaK
kṣatriyaV
vaiśyaY
yajñaĀ
ātithyaCharacter Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
War Context
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
Bhīṣma defines class-based duties: the kṣatriya’s central obligation is universal protection (public safety and guardianship of beings), while the vaiśya’s is sustaining sacrificial/religious economy and social cohesion through yajña and hospitality.
In Śānti Parva, Bhīṣma instructs Yudhiṣṭhira on dharma after the war. Here he succinctly states the normative duties of the kṣatriya and vaiśya as part of a broader teaching on social order and righteous conduct.