19.145

tara madhye manusya-jati ati alpatara

tara madhye mleccha, pulinda, bauddha, sabara

SYNONYMS

tara madhye—among all such living entities; manusya-jati—entities born as human beings; ati—very; alpatara—small in quantity; tara madhye—among the small quantity of human beings; mleccha—uncivilized men who cannot follow the Vedic principles; pulinda—unregulated; bauddha—followers of Buddhist philosophy; sabara—the lowest of men (the hunter class) "Although the living entities known as human beings are very small in quantity, that division may be still further subdivided, for there are many uncultured human beings like mlecchas, pulindas, bauddhas and sabaras.