Shloka 10
Ādi-parva, Adhyāya 73: Devayānī–Śarmiṣṭhā Dispute, Confinement in the Well, and Yayāti’s Rescue
प्रशस्तां श्वतुर: पूर्वान् ब्राह्मणस्योपधारय । षडानुपूर्व्या क्षत्रस्य विद्धि धर्म्याननिन्दिते,पूर्वकथित जो चार विवाह--ब्राह्म, दैव, आर्ष तथा प्राजापात्य हैं, उन्हें ब्राह्मणके लिये उत्तम समझो। अनिन्दिते! ब्राह्मसे लेकर गान्धर्वतक क्रमशः छः: विवाह क्षत्रियके लिये धर्मानुकूल जानो
praśastāṁ śveturaḥ pūrvān brāhmaṇasyopadhāraya | ṣaḍānupūrvyā kṣatrasya viddhi dharmyān anindite ||
قال دوشيانتا: «فلتُعَدّ، للبراهماṇa، الأشكالُ السابقةُ الممدوحةُ هي الأَفْضَل. وأنتِ يا من لا عيبَ فيها، اعلمي أن للكشترِيّا ستَّ صورٍ على الترتيب، هي الموافقة للدارما.»
दुष्यन्त उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse distinguishes dharmically approved marriage forms by varṇa: the earlier praised forms are best for brāhmaṇas, while kṣatriyas are said to have six sequentially acceptable forms, emphasizing that social duties and permissions are framed through dharma.
Duṣyanta addresses a blameless woman and clarifies which marriage forms are considered proper for brāhmaṇas and for kṣatriyas, referring back to forms already enumerated earlier in the dialogue.