Some Brahmins, clad in all the sumptuousness of Oriental apparel, and leading a woman who faltered at every step, followed.

托钵僧的后面，有几位婆罗门僧侣。他们都穿着豪华的东方式的僧袍，正拉着一个踉踉跄跄站立不稳的女人往前走。

Brahmins – who as Purusha’s mouth speak to the gods are at the top.

婆罗门——作为 Purusha 的嘴对神说话的人处于顶端。

The guide bowed his head, and all the Brahmins kneeled with their faces to the ground.

向导低下头，所有婆罗门都面伏于地。

The Brahmins knew it, Plato knew it, every student of the esoteric knows it.

婆罗门知道， 柏拉图知道， 神秘学的每个学生都知道。

When will come the time, I wondered, for the purification of the Brahmins themselves who can accept such offerings?

我想知道什么时候才能净化婆罗门自己， 谁能接受这样的供养？

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：" 婆罗门僧侣的游行队伍向咱们这儿来了。咱们尽可能别叫他们瞧见。"

She was lying senseless beside her dead husband at the top of the funeral pyre. The Brahmin leader brought a torch.

她毫无知觉地躺在火葬柴堆顶部她死去的丈夫身边。婆罗门领袖带来了火把。

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

最初的婆罗门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的领袖。

The guide returned in a rush. " A procession of Brahmins is coming this way, " he said. " We must hide! "

导游急匆匆地回来了。 “一队婆罗门正朝这边过来，”他说。 “我们必须躲起来！”

His charisma and courage caught the attention  of Chanakya, a Brahmin scholar who bore a grudge against the Nanda Empire, which ruled  the northern part of India.

他的魅力和勇气引起了 Chanakya 的注意，Chanakya 是一位婆罗门学者，对统治印度北部的南达帝国怀恨在心。