Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 10.72.26
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
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brāhmaṇa-arthāya
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for the benefit of brāhmaṇas
Compound dative. Artha here is 'sake, benefit'. The kṣatriya body's highest expenditure is brāhmaṇa-arthe — for the support of the brahmaṇical order. Gauḍīya extension: ultimately for bhāgavata-arthe, for the Lord's devotees.
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kṣatra-bandhunā
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with a fallen kṣatriya
Compound instrumental. Kṣatra-bandhu — literally 'mere relative of a kṣatriya', a term of mild contempt for one born kṣatriya but failing the dharma. Jarāsandha sets up the term so he can disclaim it himself.
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patamānena
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about to fall
Present participle instrumental. The body is falling — present tense, perpetual. Use the falling thing to climb the unfallen.
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vipulam-yaśaḥ
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extensive glory
Compound. Vipula — broad, far-reaching. Yaśas earned for brāhmaṇa-artha spreads broadly across the worlds; yaśas earned for personal aggrandisement does not.
What is the use of a low ksatriya living who does not desire fame of giving to brahmanas with his perishable (patamanena) body. There is no use for him.
“They will ask for your life, not your kingdom.” This body can become successful by fate. If we do not use it properly it is useless. I should use this body for benefiting brāhmaṇas even if they have come only in the dress of brāhmaṇas. What is the use of living as a person born in a kṣatriya family (kṣastriya-bandhunā) who does not endeavor for fame using this temporary body, for serving brāhmaṇas? Or kṣatriya-bandhunā can mean “by a kṣatriya fallen because of not serving brāhmaṇas.”
A merchant who hoards gold but never builds a temple with it dies clutching coins he cannot take. A kṣatriya who keeps his body but never spends it for brāhmaṇa-artha is the same merchant in armour. The body is currency only if spent.
My note
Source: vedabase.io