Shloka 31
देवसत्रे मृत्युनिरोधः, पूर्वेन्द्राणां मानुषावतरणम्, द्रौपदी-वरकथनम्
Suspension of Death at the Devasatra; Former Indras’ Human Descent; Draupadī’s Boon Etiology
ऊचुश्न सहितास्तत्र साध्विमौ ब्राह्मणर्षभौ । विज्ञायेतां क्वजन्मानौ क्वनिवासौ तथैव च
ūcuḥ sma sahitās tatra sādhv imau brāhmaṇarṣabhau | vijñāyetāṃ kva janmānau kva nivāsau tathaiva ca ||
قال فايشَمبايانا: ثم هتفوا جميعًا هناك بصوت واحد: «آه! إن هذين حقًّا جديران—ثوران بين البراهمة. فتبيّنوا أين وُلدا وأين يقيمان أيضًا». ومدحُ الجمع يعكس نزعةً أخلاقيةً إلى تعظيم الفضيلة الظاهرة، وإلى معرفة أصل من تُلهم سيرتُهم المهابة.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights a social-ethical impulse: genuine virtue naturally draws reverence, and communities seek to know the origins and dwelling of exemplary persons—both to honor them and to understand the sources of their conduct.
A group of people, speaking in unison, praises two outstanding Brahmin figures and urges others to ascertain their birthplace and residence, indicating public admiration and curiosity about their identity.