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,और एक साथ ही बोल उठे--'अहो! ये दोनों श्रेष्ठ ब्राह्मण धन्य हैं। पता तो लगाओ, इनकी जन्मभूमि कहाँ है तथा ये रहनेवाले कहाँके हैं?
ūcuḥ sma sahitās tatra sādhv imau brāhmaṇarṣabhau | vijñāyetāṃ kva janmānau kva nivāsau tathaiva ca ||
তেতিয়া তেওঁলোকে সকলোৱে একেলগে ক’লে—“আহা! এই দুজন ধন্য, ব্ৰাহ্মণশ্ৰেষ্ঠ। সিহঁতৰ জন্মভূমি ক’ত আৰু সিহঁতে ক’ত বাস কৰে সেয়া জানক।”
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.