सर्वेषां कुलाचारे अधिकारःAll have the right to Kula conduct
Verse 184
विप्राद्यन्त्यजपर्यन्ता द्विपदा येऽत्र भूतले । ते सर्वेऽस्मिन् कुलाचारे भवेयुरधिकारिणः ॥ १८४ ॥
viprādyantyajaparyantā dvipadā yē’tra bhūtalē | tē sarvē’smin kulācārē bhavēyuradhikāriṇaḥ || 184 ||
Translation
All the two-footed beings on this earth, from the brāhmaṇa to the lowest born, are qualified for this Kula conduct.
Word by word
- vipra
- the brāhmaṇa
- ādi
- (ādi) from
- antyaja
- (antyaja) the lowest born
- paryantā
- (paryantāḥ) to
- dvipadā
- (dvipadāḥ) two-footed beings
- yē
- who
- atra
- (atra) here
- bhūtalē
- on the earth
- tē
- they
- sarvē
- all
- asmin
- (asmin) this
- kula
- of the Kula
- ācārē
- (ācāre) in the conduct
- bhavēyur
- (bhaveyuḥ) are
- adhikāriṇaḥ
- (adhikāriṇaḥ) qualified
Meaning
The passage heading is "all have the right to Kula conduct". The word "dvipadāḥ", two-footed, is deliberately plain: being human is the sole qualification.
Commentary
Hariharānanda Bhāratī’s Sanskrit commentary, translated
See the commentary on verse 178.