स नैव व्यभवत् स शौद्रं वर्णमसृजत पूषणमियं वै पूषेयँ हीदँ सर्वं पुष्यति यदिदं किञ्च
sa naiva vyabhavat sa śaudraṃ varṇamasṛjata pūṣaṇamiyaṃ vai pūṣeyam̐ hīdam̐ sarvaṃ puṣyati yadidaṃ kiñca
अर्थMeaning
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
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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