बाहुभ्योऽवर्तत क्षत्रं क्षत्रियस्तदनुव्रत: । यो जातस्त्रायते वर्णान् पौरुष: कण्टकक्षतात् ॥ ३१ ॥
bahubhyo ’vartata ksatram ksatriyas tad anuvratah yo jatas trayate varnan paurusah kantaka-ksatat
- bahubhyah
- from the arms
- avartata
- generate d
- ksatram
- the power of protection
- ksatriyah
- in relation to the power of protection
- tat
- that
- anuvratah
- followers
- yah
- one who
- jatah
- so becomes
- trayate
- delivers
- varnan
- the other occupations
- paurusah
- representative of the Personality of Godhead
- kantaka
- of disturbing elements like thieves and debauchees
- ksatat
- from the mischief.
Thereafter the power of protection was generated from the arms of the gigantic virat form, and in relation to such power the ksatriyas also came into existence by following the ksatriya principle of protecting society from the disturbance of thieves and miscreants.