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Verse 6.19

Sarga 6

क्षत्रं ब्रह्ममुखं चासीद्वैश्या: क्षत्रमनुव्रता: । शूद्रास्स्वधर्मनिरतास्त्रीन्वर्णानुपचारिण: ।।1.6.19।।

kṣatraṃ brahmamukhaṃ cāsīdvaiśyā: kṣatramanuvratā: . śūdrāssvadharmaniratāstrīnvarṇānupacāriṇa: ..1.6.19..

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English Translation

"The kshatriyas were obedient to brahmins and vaisyas followed kshatriyas. Sudras assisted the three castes and all were fully occupied in their respective professions."

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Word Meanings

क्षत्रम् the kshatriya (warrior) caste, ब्रह्ममुखम् आसीत् was obedient to brahmins, वैश्या: merchants, क्षत्रम् warriors, अनुव्रता: followed, शूद्रा: sudras, त्रीन् three, वर्णान् castes, उपचारिण: assisted, स्वधर्मनिरता: fully occupied in their respective professions.

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Valmiki Ramayana

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Sarga 6

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6.19