Shloka 107
यक्ष उवाच राजन् कुलेन वृत्तेन स्वाध्यायेन श्रुतेन वा । ब्राह्म॒ण्यं केन भवति प्रब्रूहीतत् सुनिश्चितम्
yakṣa uvāca rājān kulena vṛttena svādhyāyena śrutena vā | brāhmaṇyaṁ kena bhavati prabrūhīta niścitām ||
যক্ষ জিজ্ঞেস করল—হে রাজন! কুল, আচরণ, স্বাধ্যায়, না কি শ্রবণজনিত বিদ্যা—এর কোনটির দ্বারা ব্রাহ্মণ্য প্রতিষ্ঠিত হয়? নিশ্চিত করে বলুন।
यक्ष उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse frames a dharma inquiry into the basis of ‘brāhmaṇya’—whether social identity is grounded in birth/lineage, ethical conduct, disciplined study, or received learning—pushing toward a value-based understanding of status rather than a merely hereditary one.
During the Yaksha’s interrogation in the forest, the Yaksha challenges the king with a decisive question about the true criterion for Brahminhood, testing his discernment of dharma and moral reasoning.