स्त्री विनश्यति रूपेण ब्राह्मणो राजसेवया
गावो दूरप्रचारेण हिरण्यं लाभलिप्सया
Stree vinashyati roopena braahmno raajsevayaa
gavo dooraprachaarena hiranyam laabhlipsayaa.
i.e. The cause of downfall of a woman is due to her being very beautiful, of a Brahman by being in the service of a King, of cows due to straying far away in a forest during grazing and of gold (here denoting wealth) due to greed.
Vinashyati = gets destroyed, harmed. Roop = beauty. Raaj seva = being in the service of a king.
Brahman = A learned person or a sage. In Hindu Religion people are divided into four major clans according to the nature of duties or work performed by them. These are Brahman, Kshatriya, Vaishya and Shoodra. Brahmans are assigned duties of teachers, performing religious rites,as preachers and keepers of conscience of the community, Kshtriyas as rulers and protectors of people, Vaishyas as industrialists and traders, and Shoodras as artisans, servants and performers of duties of lower grades.
Laabh lipsaa = being to much greedy.
(The underlying idea is that excess of any thing ,even if it is good, is harmful. There are innumerable examples of women getting harmed because of their beauty. A classic example is that of Rani Padmini of Chittora (Rajasthan), who had to face ignominy at the hands of the Muslim King Ibrahim Khilji only because of her beauty. )
गावो दूरप्रचारेण हिरण्यं लाभलिप्सया
Stree vinashyati roopena braahmno raajsevayaa
gavo dooraprachaarena hiranyam laabhlipsayaa.
i.e. The cause of downfall of a woman is due to her being very beautiful, of a Brahman by being in the service of a King, of cows due to straying far away in a forest during grazing and of gold (here denoting wealth) due to greed.
Vinashyati = gets destroyed, harmed. Roop = beauty. Raaj seva = being in the service of a king.
Brahman = A learned person or a sage. In Hindu Religion people are divided into four major clans according to the nature of duties or work performed by them. These are Brahman, Kshatriya, Vaishya and Shoodra. Brahmans are assigned duties of teachers, performing religious rites,as preachers and keepers of conscience of the community, Kshtriyas as rulers and protectors of people, Vaishyas as industrialists and traders, and Shoodras as artisans, servants and performers of duties of lower grades.
Laabh lipsaa = being to much greedy.
(The underlying idea is that excess of any thing ,even if it is good, is harmful. There are innumerable examples of women getting harmed because of their beauty. A classic example is that of Rani Padmini of Chittora (Rajasthan), who had to face ignominy at the hands of the Muslim King Ibrahim Khilji only because of her beauty. )
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