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''[//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=vaiśya&tab=syno_o&ds=1 vaiśya]'' — of the mercantile class; ''[//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=vṛttyā&tab=syno_o&ds=1 vṛttyā]'' — by the occupation; ''[//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=tu&tab=syno_o&ds=1 tu]'' — indeed; ''[//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=rājanyaḥ&tab=syno_o&ds=1 rājanyaḥ]'' — a king; ''[//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=jīvet&tab=syno_o&ds=1 jīvet]'' — may maintain himself; ''[//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=mṛgayayā&tab=syno_o&ds=1 mṛgayayā]'' — by hunting; ''[//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=āpadi&tab=syno_o&ds=1 āpadi]'' — in an emergency or disastrous situation; ''[//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=caret&tab=syno_o&ds=1 caret]'' — may act; ''[//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=vā&tab=syno_o&ds=1 vā]'' — or; ''[//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=vipra&tab=syno_o&ds=1 vipra]-[//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=rūpeṇa&tab=syno_o&ds=1 rūpeṇa]'' — in the form of a brāhmaṇa; ''[//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=na&tab=syno_o&ds=1 na]'' — never; ''[//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 profession; ''[//vanipedia.org/wiki/Special:VaniSearch?s=kathañcana&tab=syno_o&ds=1 kathañcana]'' — in any circumstance. | |||
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Latest revision as of 20:26, 17 February 2024
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
Please note: The synonyms, translation and purport of this verse were composed by disciples of Śrīla Prabhupāda
TEXT 48
- vaiśya-vṛttyā tu rājanyo
- jīven mṛgayayāpadi
- cared vā vipra-rūpeṇa
- na śva-vṛttyā kathañcana
SYNONYMS
vaiśya — of the mercantile class; vṛttyā — by the occupation; tu — indeed; rājanyaḥ — a king; jīvet — may maintain himself; mṛgayayā — by hunting; āpadi — in an emergency or disastrous situation; caret — may act; vā — or; vipra-rūpeṇa — in the form of a brāhmaṇa; na — never; śva — of the dog; vṛttyā — by the profession; kathañcana — in any circumstance.
Translation and purport composed by disciples of Śrīla Prabhupāda
TRANSLATION
A king or other member of the royal order who cannot maintain himself by his normal occupation may act as a vaiśya, may live by hunting or may act as a brāhmaṇa by teaching others Vedic knowledge. But he may not under any circumstances adopt the profession of a śūdra.