महाभारत · 1.180.9–10
॥
देवनागरी
ब्राह्मणार्थं हि नो राज्यं जीवितं च वसूनि च ॥
पुत्रपौत्रं च यच् चान्यद् अस्माकं विद्यते धनम् ॥
अवमानभयाद् एतत् स्वधर्मस्य च रक्षणात् ॥
स्वयंवराणां चान्येषां मा भूद् एवंविधा गतिः ॥
लिप्यंतरण (IAST)
brāhmaṇārthaṃ hi no rājyaṃ jīvitaṃ ca vasūni ca ||
putrapautraṃ ca yac cānyad asmākaṃ vidyate dhanam ||
avamānabhayād etat svadharmasya ca rakṣaṇāt ||
svayaṃvarāṇāṃ cānyeṣāṃ mā bhūd evaṃvidhā gatiḥ ||
शब्दशः अर्थ
संस्कृतIASTअर्थ
ब्राह्मणार्थं हि नः राज्यं जीवितं च वसूनि चbrāhmaṇārthaṃ hi naḥ rājyaṃ jīvitaṃ ca vasūni ca"for it is for the sake of brahmins that we have our kingdom, our life, and our wealth,
पुत्रपौत्रं च यत् च अन्यत् अस्माकं विद्यते धनम्putrapautraṃ ca yat ca anyat asmākaṃ vidyate dhanamand sons and grandsons, and all other possessions that we own;
अवमानभयात् एतत् स्वधर्मस्य च रक्षणात्avamānabhayāt etat svadharmasya ca rakṣaṇāt[but] out of fear of dishonor, and for the protection of our own dharma,
स्वयंवराणां च अन्येषां मा भूत् एवंविधा गतिःsvayaṃvarāṇāṃ ca anyeṣāṃ mā bhūt evaṃvidhā gatiḥand so that other svayamvaras may not have such an outcome, [we must act]".
नोnooriginal form "no", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
यच्yacoriginal form "yac", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
चान्यद्cānyadoriginal form "cānyad", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
अवमानभयाद्avamānabhayādoriginal form "avamānabhayād", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
चान्येषांcānyeṣāṃoriginal form "cānyeṣāṃ", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
भूद्bhūdoriginal form "bhūd", added to complete the word-by-word coverage
अनुवाद
"For it is for the sake of brahmins that we have our kingdom, our life, our wealth, our sons and grandsons, and all else that we possess. But out of fear of dishonor, for the protection of our own dharma, and so that other svayamvaras may not come to such an outcome, we must act."
संस्करण
a1f41a465db4 · प्रकाशित 12 जुल॰ 2026, 5:37:23 pm UTC
उपलब्ध भाषाएँRUENश्लोक बदलें इन कुंजियों से
Here the rift between profession and deed is laid bare. It is telling that the kings loudly honor brahmins above all else -- "for their sake, both life and kingdom" -- yet in the same moment are ready to transgress out of wounded honor: their lips praise dharma while pride moves their hearts. This is the ordinary hypocrisy of passion: fine words cloak an unworthy impulse. So the text shows the self-contradiction of the proud heart; behind the loud protestations of reverence for brahmins lurks a readiness for wrongdoing.