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Chapter 12.63 - Verse 4

Sanskrit Text

शूद्रो राजन्भवति ब्रह्मबन्धु;र्दुश्चारित्र्यो यश्च धर्मादपेतः वृषलीपतिः पिशुनो नर्तकश्च; ग्रामप्रैष्यो यश्च भवेद्विकर्मा

English Translation

That wretch of a Brahmana, who neglects to satisfy his duties and whose conduct becomes wicked becomes, O king, a Shudra. The Brahmana, who marries a Shudra woman, who becomes vile in conduct or a dancer or a village servant or performs other unbecoming acts, becomes a Shudra.

Padaccheda (Word Analysis)

शूद्रो | राजन् | भवति | ब्रह्मबन्धुर् | दुश्चारित्र्यो | यद् + च | धर्माद् | अपेतः
वृषली + पति | पिशुनो | नर्तक + च | ग्राम + प्रैष्य | यद् + च | भवेद् | विकर्मा