Shloka 3
Daṇḍa, Ahiṃsā, and Proportional Kingship: The Dyumatsena–Satyavān Dialogue (दण्ड-अहिंसा-विवेकः)
इमानि हि प्राणयन्ति सृजन्त्युत्तारयन्ति च । न धर्म: परिपाठेन शक््यो भारत वेदितुम्
imāni hi prāṇayanti sṛjanti uttārayanti ca | na dharmaḥ paripāṭhena śakyo bhārata veditum ||
হে ভাৰত! ধৰ্মেই এই প্ৰাণীবোৰক ধাৰণ কৰে, সৃষ্টি কৰে আৰু উদ্ধাৰো কৰে; কিন্তু কেৱল শাস্ত্ৰৰ মুখস্থ পাঠে ধৰ্মক জানিব নোৱাৰি।
युधिछिर उवाच
Educational Q&A
Dharma is the living principle that sustains, generates, and uplifts beings; it is not grasped through mere textual recitation, but through deeper understanding and lived discernment.
In the Śānti Parva’s reflective discourse, Yudhiṣṭhira emphasizes to his interlocutor that true knowledge of Dharma exceeds formal study; it must be comprehended in its practical, life-supporting and liberating function.