Shloka 2
धारिणीं सर्वभूतानामयं प्राप्प वरो नूपः । कथमिच्छति मां दातु द्विजेभ्यो ब्रह्मण: सुताम्,वह सोचने लगी--'मैं सम्पूर्ण प्राणियोंको धारण करनेवाली और ब्रह्माजीकी पुत्री हूँ। मुझे पाकर यह श्रेष्ठ राजा ब्राह्मणोंको क्यों देना चाहता है
Arjuna uvāca—dhāriṇīṁ sarvabhūtānām ayaṁ prāpya varo nṛpaḥ | katham icchati māṁ dātuṁ dvijebhyo brahmaṇaḥ sutām ||
قال أرجونا: «أنا حاملةُ جميع الكائنات، وأنا ابنةُ براهما. وقد نالني هذا الملكُ الفاضل، فكيف يشتهي أن يهبني للمرتين مولدًا (البراهمة)؟»
अजुन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse raises a dharmic-ethical question about the limits of royal generosity: even a ‘best king’ must consider propriety, consent, and the moral implications of giving a person—especially one of exalted status—away as a gift to others.
Arjuna quotes or reports a woman’s self-identification as the ‘sustainer of all beings’ and ‘Brahmā’s daughter,’ and questions why the king, after obtaining her, intends to donate her to the dvijas (Brāhmaṇas), highlighting tension between dāna and personal dignity/agency.