स्वमेव ब्राह्मणो भुङ्क्ते स्वं वस्ते स्वं ददाति च । तस्यैवानुग्रहेणान्नं भुञ्जते क्षत्रियादय: ॥ ४६ ॥
svam eva brahmano bhunkte svam vaste svam dadati ca tasyaivanugrahenannam bhunjate ksatriyadayah
- svam
- own
- eva
- certainly
- brahmanah
- the brahmana
- bhunkte
- enjoy
- svam
- own
- vaste
- clothing
- svam
- own
- dadati
- gives in charity
- ca
- and
- tasya
- his
- eva
- certainly
- anugrahena
- by the mercy of
- annam
- food grains
- bhunjate
- eats
- ksatriya-adayah
- other divisions of society, headed by the ksatriyas.
The ksatriyas, vaisyas and sudras eat their food by virtue of the brahmanas’ mercy. It is the brahmanas who enjoy their own property, clothe themselves with their own property and give charity with their own property.