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Chapter 7: The Son of Droṇa Punished

Verse 48 of 56
SB 1.7.48

यैः कोपितं ब्रह्मकुलं राजन्यैरजितात्मभिः तत्कुलं प्रदहत्याशु सानुबन्धं शुचार्पितम्

yaiḥ kopitaṁ brahma-kulaṁ rājanyair ajitātmabhiḥ tat kulaṁ pradahaty āśu sānubandhaṁ śucārpitam

Synonyms

yaiḥ—by those; kopitam—enraged; brahma-kulam—the order of the brāhmaṇas; rājanyaiḥ—by the administrative order; ajita—unrestricted; ātmabhiḥ—by oneself; tat—that; kulam—family; pradahati—is burnt up; āśu—within no time; sa-anubandham—together with family members; śucā-arpitam—being put into grief..

Translation

If the kingly administrative order, which is unrestricted in sense control, offends the brāhmaṇa order and enrages them, then the fire of that rage burns up the whole body of the royal family and brings grief upon all.

Purport

The brāhmaṇa order of society, or the spiritually advanced caste or community and the members of such highly elevated families, were always held in great esteem by the other subordinate castes, namely the administrative kingly order, mercantile order and the laborers.

Verse 48 of 56