विप्राः शूद्रसमाचाराः सन्ध्यावन्दनवर्जिताः । अयाज्ययाजका लुब्धा दुर्वृत्ताः पापकारिणः ॥ ४३ ॥
viprāḥ śūdrasamācārāḥ sandhyāvandanavarjitāḥ | ayājyayājakā lubdhā durvṛttāḥ pāpakāriṇaḥ || 43 ||
Translation
Brāhmaṇas will live like śūdras and give up the sandhyā worship; they will officiate for those unfit for sacrifice, greedy, of evil conduct and doing sin;
Word by word
- viprāḥ
- brāhmaṇas
- śūdrasamācārāḥ
- with the conduct of śūdras
- sandhyāvandanavarjitāḥ
- giving up the sandhyā worship
- ayājyayājakā
- sacrificing for those unfit for sacrifice
- lubdhā
- greedy
- durvṛttāḥ
- of evil conduct
- pāpakāriṇaḥ
- doers of sin
Meaning
The picture of the age moves to the priests. Sandhyā-vandana is the daily worship at the junctions of the day.