तत्र विप्राश्रमाभ्याशे वैश्यमेकं ददर्श सः । स पृष्टस्तेन कस्त्वं भो हेतुश्चागमनेऽत्र कः ॥ १७ ॥
tatra viprāśhramābhyāśhe vaiśhyamekaṁ dadarśha saḥ sa pṛiṣhṭastena kastvaṁ bho hetuśhchāgamane’tra kaḥ
Translation
There, near the sage's hermitage, he saw a merchant, and asked him: "Who are you, and why have you come here?
Hindi Meaning (हिंदी अर्थ)
वहाँ ब्राह्मण के आश्रम के पास उन्होंने एक वैश्य को देखा और उससे पूछा: "भाई, तुम कौन हो, और यहाँ आने का क्या कारण है?
Commentary
A second sufferer enters: a merchant (vaishya). Pairing a king and a merchant, two very different lives, shows that attachment and grief are universal.