दास्यन्ति धनलोभेन स्वदारान्नीचजातिषु । ब्राह्मण्यचिह्नमेतावत् केवलं सूत्रधारणम् ॥ ४७ ॥
dāsyanti dhanalōbhēna svadārānnīcajātiṣu | brāhmaṇyacihnamētāvat kēvalaṁ sūtradhāraṇam || 47 ||
Translation
For greed of money they will give their own wives to men of low birth. The only mark of a brāhmaṇa left will be the wearing of the sacred thread.
Word by word
- dāsyanti
- they will give
- dhanalōbhēna
- out of greed for money
- svadārānnīcajātiṣu
- their own wives to men of low birth
- brāhmaṇyacihnamētāvat
- this much is the mark of a brāhmaṇa
- kēvalaṁ
- only
- sūtradhāraṇam
- wearing the sacred thread
Meaning
The decline is pictured at its lowest point: nothing of the brāhmaṇa remains but the outward sign.