ब्राह्मण: समदृक् शान्तो दीनानां समुपेक्षक: । स्रवते ब्रह्म तस्यापि भिन्नभाण्डात्पयो यथा ॥ ४१ ॥
brahmanah sama-drk santo dinanam samupeksakah sravate brahma tasyapi bhinna-bhandat payo yatha
- brahmanah
- a brahmana
- sama-drk
- equipoised
- santah
- peaceful
- dinanam
- the poor
- samupeksakah
- grossly neglecting
- sravate
- diminishes
- brahma
- spiritual power
- tasya
- his
- api
- certainly
- bhinna-bhandat
- from a cracked pot
- payah
- water
- yatha
- just as.
The great sages began to think that although a brahmana is peaceful and impartial because he is equal to everyone, it is still not his duty to neglect poor humans. By such neglect, a brahmana’s spiritual power diminishes, just as water kept in a cracked pot leaks out.