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Brihadaranyaka Upanishad 4.1.4.13

मूल पाठSource scriptureOriginal Sanskritमूल संस्कृत

स नैव व्यभवत् स शौद्रं वर्णमसृजत पूषणमियं वै पूषेयँ हीदँ सर्वं पुष्यति यदिदं किञ्च

अर्थMeaning
अनुवादTranslationLiteral English TranslationLiteral Text

He was not strong enough. He created the Sûdra colour (caste), as Pûshan (as nourisher). This earth verily is Pûshan (the nourisher); for the earth nourishes all this whatsoever.

Direct literal rendering preserving Sanskrit philosophical terminology.

व्याख्याVyakhya
संपादकीय व्याख्याEditorial explanationVyakhya (व्याख्या)व्याख्याAI-drafted · editor-approved

फिर भी वह समर्थ नहीं हुआ। तब उसने शूद्र वर्ण को रचा, अर्थात् पूषा को। यह पृथिवी ही पूषा है, क्योंकि जो कुछ है, उस सबका यह पोषण करती है।

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