यजुर्वेद - अध्याय 23/ मन्त्र 31
ऋषिः - प्रजापतिर्ऋषिः
देवता - राजप्रजे देवते
छन्दः - अनुष्टुप्
स्वरः - गान्धारः
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यद्ध॑रि॒णो यव॒मत्ति॒ न पु॒ष्टं ब॒हु मन्य॑ते।शू॒द्रो यदर्या॑यै जा॒रो न पोष॒मनु॑ मन्यते॥३१॥
स्वर सहित पद पाठयत्। ह॒रि॒णः। यव॑म्। अत्ति॑। न। पु॒ष्टम्। ब॒हु॒। मन्य॑ते। शू॒द्रः। यत्। अर्य्या॑यै। जा॒रः। न। पोष॑म्। अनु॑। म॒न्य॒ते॒ ॥३१ ॥
स्वर रहित मन्त्र
यद्धरिणो यवमत्ति न पुष्टम्बहु मन्यते । शूद्रो यदर्यायै जारो न पोषमनुमन्यते ॥
स्वर रहित पद पाठ
यत्। हरिणः। यवम्। अत्ति। न। पुष्टम्। बहु। मन्यते। शूद्रः। यत्। अर्य्यायै। जारः। न। पोषम्। अनु। मन्यते॥३१॥
Meaning -
A King, who destroys his subjects, like the deer the barley field, cannot see his people thrive. A Shudra servant who has got illicit connection with his mistress, does not desire the progress of his family.
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A king who plunders and teases his subjects, is like the deer who eats barley in the field, and doesnt allow it grow. Similarly the King who impoverishes and destroys his subjects is like the male servant who violates the chastity of his mistress, and thereby nullifies her dignity, fame and wealth.
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