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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 4.17.2

బ్రాహ్మణప్రముఖాన్ వర్ణాన్ భృత్యామాత్యపురోధస: పౌరాఞ్జానపదాన్ శ్రేణీ: ప్రకృతీ: సమపూజయత్ ॥ ౨ ॥
brāhmaṇa-pramukhān varṇān
[braahmana-pramukhaan varnaan]
bhṛtyāmātya-purodhasaḥ
[bhrityaamaatya-purodhasah]
paurāṣ jāna-padān śreṇīḥ
[pauraash jaana-padaan shreneeh]
prakṛtīḥ samapūjayat
[prakriteeh samapoojayat]
brāhmaṇa-pramukhān — unto the leaders of the brāhmaṇa community varṇān — to the other castes bhṛtya — servants amātya — ministers purodhasaḥ — to the priests paurān — to the citizens jāna-padān — to his countrymen śreṇīḥ — to different communities prakṛtīḥ — to the admirers samapūjayat — he gave proper respects.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
brāhmaṇa-pramukhān varṇān
brāhmaṇa-pramukhān
unto the leaders of the brāhmaṇa community
varṇān
to the other castes
bhṛtyāmātya-purodhasaḥ
bhṛtya
servants
amātya
ministers
purodhasaḥ
to the priests
paurāṣ jāna-padān śreṇīḥ
paurān
to the citizens
jāna-padān
to his countrymen
śreṇīḥ
to different communities
prakṛtīḥ samapūjayat
prakṛtīḥ
to the admirers
samapūjayat
he gave proper respects.
King Pṛthu thus satisfied and offered all respect to all the leaders of the brāhmaṇas and other castes, to his servants, to his ministers and to the priests, citizens, general countrymen, people from other communities, admirers and others, and thus they all became happy.
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
He respected the leading brāhmaṇas, the other castes, his servants, ministers, priests, city people, countrymen, tradesmen and employees. Śreṇīḥ refers to sellers of oil and betel and others. Prākṛtīḥ means employed persons. He respected them all, saying sweetly, “Blessings to you! If I protect you, I will be serving you.”
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