Shloka 37
न ब्रह्मचार्यधीयीत कल्याणी गौर्न दुह्मृते । न कन्योद्धहनं गच्छेद् यदि दण्डो न पालयेत्
na brahmacāry adhīyīta kalyāṇī gaur na duhmṛte | na kanyoddahanaṃ gacched yadi daṇḍo na pālayet ||
যদি দণ্ডে শৃঙ্খলা ৰক্ষা নকৰে, তেন্তে ব্ৰহ্মচাৰী বেদাধ্যয়নত মন নিদিব; সৌম্যস্বভাৱৰ গাইও দুধ নেদিব; আৰু কন্যাও বিবাহত আগবাঢ়ি নাযাব।
अजुन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse teaches that daṇḍa—lawful restraint and enforcement by authority—is necessary to safeguard dharma. When order is protected, education, economic life, and family institutions function; when it is not, even basic duties and social trust break down.
In the Shanti Parva’s discussion on dharma and statecraft, Arjuna speaks to emphasize the practical necessity of governance: without enforcement of boundaries, people will not reliably pursue study, livelihood, or marriage, and society becomes unstable.