क्षत्रं ब्रह्ममुखं चासीद्वैश्याः क्षत्रमनुव्रताः | शूद्राः स्वधर्मनिरतास्त्रीन्वर्णानुपचारिणः || १-६-१९
kaaMbhoja viShaye jaataiH baahlikaiH cha haya uttamaiH | vanaayujaiH nadiijaiH cha puurNaa harihaya uttamaiH || 1-6-22
Translation
The warrior class Kshatriya-s is turned towards the Brahmans, the scholarly class, for intellectual and religious support. The trading class, Vaisya-s, is the follower of the Kshatriya-s, the ruling class, for the state's economy is dependent on the rulership. And the fourth one, Shuudra-s, the working class, while performing its own duties, is always working for the other castes. [1-6-19]
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kShatram
Kshatriya-s, warrior-class
brahmamukham
towards Brahmans
cha aasiit
only, is there
vaishyaaH
Vyasya-s, trading-class
kShatram anuvrataaH
following Kshatriya
shuudraaH
Shuudra-s, \t\t\tworking-class
svadharmanirataaH
performing their own duty
triin varNaan upachaariNaH
working for other three castes.
Chapter context
Splendour of Ayodhya city described
25 verses · Verse 19 of 25
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