11 At least that was the traditional idea – the traditional reputation of the Boston Brahmin.

11 至少那是传统观念——波士顿传统声誉。

And I the hymn the Brahmin sings.

而我是唱赞美诗。

There are many different forms of Hinduism, but most Hindus believe in a spiritual entity called Brahman.

印度教有许多不同形式，但大多数印度教徒相信一种称为精神实体。

All I knew about Brahminism were those verses of Emerson's and I tried to remember them.

我对教全部了解是爱默生那些诗句， 我努力记住它们。

Pushyamitra Shunga was a devout Brahmin who disapproved of Brihadratha's rule, which he  considered impious.

Pushyamitra Shunga 是一位虔诚，他不赞成 Brihadratha 统治，他认为这种统治是不虔诚。

He soon returned, saying: " A procession of Brahmins is coming this way. We must prevent their seeing us, if possible" .

几分钟后，他跑回来说：" 僧侣游行队伍向咱们这儿来了。咱们尽可能别叫他们瞧见。"

But to the maid she gave the order to give the pious Brahman white upper garments.

但她命令女仆给虔诚穿白色上衣。

No, and he, Govinda, as well did not want to become one of those, not one of those tens of thousands of Brahmans.

不，他，戈文达，也不想成为其中之一，而不是那数万中一员。

The original Brahmins tried to set themselves up as political leaders, but Hinduism doesn’t really place a premium on worshippers obeying their leaders.

最初试图将自己定位为政治领袖，但印度教并没有真正重视信徒服从他们领袖。

Still, even in the deepest meditation, he had been his father's son, had been a Brahman, of a high caste, a cleric.

尽，即使在最深沉思中，他也曾是他父亲儿子，曾是位高种姓，曾是一名牧师。

Siddhartha knew many venerable Brahmans, chiefly his father, the pure one, the scholar, the most venerable one.

悉达多认识许多受人尊敬，主要是他父亲，一位纯洁、博学、最受人尊敬人。

Siddhartha gave his garments to a poor Brahman in the street.

悉达多在街上把他衣服给了一个贫穷。

The reputation for a Boston Brahmin is someone who is rich, who has a lot of education, and is very influential in the local arts and culture scene.

波士顿声誉是富有、受过良好教育并且在当地艺术和文化界非常有影响力人。

The Brahman caste came from his head, the Kshatriya caste from his arms, the Vaishya caste from his stomach, and the Sudra caste from his feet.

种姓来自他头部，刹帝利种姓来自他手臂，吠舍种姓来自他胃，首陀种姓来自他脚。

His mouth became the Brahmin, his two arms were made into the Kshatriya; his two thighs the vaisyas; from his two feet the shudra was born.

他嘴变成了， 他两只手臂变成了刹帝利;他两条大腿是维西亚斯; 首陀从他两只脚诞生了。

You have seen Siddhartha, the son of a Brahman, who has left his home to become a Samana, and who has been a Samana for three years.

你见过悉达多，他是儿子，他出家出家，出家三年。

The first light of day shone into the room. The Brahman saw that Siddhartha was trembling softly in his knees.

清晨第一缕阳光照进了房间。看到悉达多膝盖在轻轻颤抖。

Love touched the hearts of the Brahmans' young daughters when Siddhartha walked through the lanes of the town with the luminous forehead, with the eye of a king, with his slim hips.

当悉达多以明亮额头、国王般眼睛和纤细臀部走过城镇小巷时，爱触动了年轻女儿心。

The rich and elegant Siddhartha is becoming an oarsman's servant, the learned Brahman Siddhartha becomes a ferryman: this has also been told to you by the river.

富丽堂皇悉达多变成了桨手仆人，博学悉达多变成了摆渡人，这也是河边告诉你。

Did he not, again and again, have to drink from holy sources, as a thirsty man, from the offerings, from the books, from the disputes of the Brahmans?

难道他不是一次又一次地像一个口渴人一样，不得不从供养、书籍、争论中汲取神圣源泉吗？