वर्णाश्रमविभागांश्च रूपशीलस्वभावत: । ऋषीणां जन्मकर्माणि वेदस्य च विकर्षणम् ॥ २९ ॥
varnasrama-vibhagams ca rupa-sila-svabhavatah rsinam janma-karmani vedasya ca vikarsanam
- varna-asrama
- the four divisions of social statuses and orders of spiritual culture
- vibhagan
- respective divisions
- ca
- also
- rupa
- personal feature s
- sila-svabhavatah
- personal character
- rsinam
- of the sages
- janma
- birth
- karmani
- activities
- vedasya
- of the Vedas
- ca
- and
- vikarsanam
- categorical divisions.
O great sage, kindly describe the divisions and orders of human society in terms of symptoms, behavior and the characteristics of mental equilibrium and sense control. Also please describe the births of the great sages and the categorical divisions of the Vedas.