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''[//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=sīdan&tab=syno_o&ds=1 sīdan]'' — suffering; ''[//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=vipraḥ&tab=syno_o&ds=1 vipraḥ]'' — a brāhmaṇa; ''[//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=vaṇik&tab=syno_o&ds=1 vaṇik]'' — of a merchant; ''[//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=vṛttyā&tab=syno_o&ds=1 vṛttyā]'' — by the occupation; ''[//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=paṇyaiḥ&tab=syno_o&ds=1 paṇyaiḥ]'' — by doing business; ''[//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=eva&tab=syno_o&ds=1 eva]'' — indeed; ''[//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=āpadam&tab=syno_o&ds=1 āpadam]'' — suffering; ''[//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=taret&tab=syno_o&ds=1 taret]'' — should overcome; ''[//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=khaḍgena&tab=syno_o&ds=1 khaḍgena]'' — with sword; ''[//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=vā&tab=syno_o&ds=1 vā]'' — or; ''[//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=āpadā&tab=syno_o&ds=1 āpadā]'' — by suffering; ''[//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=ākrāntaḥ&tab=syno_o&ds=1 ākrāntaḥ]'' — afflicted; ''[//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=na&tab=syno_o&ds=1 na]'' — not; ''[//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=śva&tab=syno_o&ds=1 śva]'' — of the dog; ''[//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=vṛttyā&tab=syno_o&ds=1 vṛttyā]'' — by the occupation; ''[//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=kathañcana&tab=syno_o&ds=1 kathañcana]'' — by any means. | |||
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Latest revision as of 20:26, 17 February 2024
Please note: The synonyms, translation and purport of this verse were composed by disciples of Śrīla Prabhupāda
TEXT 47
- sīdan vipro vaṇig-vṛttyā
- paṇyair evāpadaṁ taret
- khaḍgena vāpadākrānto
- na śva-vṛttyā kathañcana
SYNONYMS
sīdan — suffering; vipraḥ — a brāhmaṇa; vaṇik — of a merchant; vṛttyā — by the occupation; paṇyaiḥ — by doing business; eva — indeed; āpadam — suffering; taret — should overcome; khaḍgena — with sword; vā — or; āpadā — by suffering; ākrāntaḥ — afflicted; na — not; śva — of the dog; vṛttyā — by the occupation; kathañcana — by any means.
Translation and purport composed by disciples of Śrīla Prabhupāda
TRANSLATION
If a brāhmaṇa cannot support himself through his regular duties and is thus suffering, he may adopt the occupation of a merchant and overcome his destitute condition by buying and selling material things. If he continues to suffer extreme poverty even as a merchant, then he may adopt the occupation of a kṣatriya, taking sword in hand. But he cannot in any circumstances become like a dog, accepting an ordinary master.
PURPORT
Śva-vṛttyā, or "a dog's profession," refers to the śūdras, who cannot live without accepting a master. A destitute brāhmaṇa who is suffering intolerably may become a merchant and then a kṣatriya but may never take the position of a śūdra by working in a company or accepting a master. Although a kṣatriya is ordinarily considered more elevated than a vaiśya, the Lord here recommends that distressed brāhmaṇas first accept the vaiśya occupation, since it is not violent.