Shloka 50
युधिछिर उवाच स्वाध्याय एपषां देवत्वं तप एषां सतामिव । मरणं मानुषो भाव: परिवादोडसतामिव
yudhiṣṭhira uvāca | svādhyāya eṣāṃ devatvaṃ tapa eṣāṃ satām iva | maraṇaṃ mānuṣo bhāvaḥ parivādo ’satām iva ||
যুধিষ্ঠির বললেন—বেদের স্বাধ্যায়ই ব্রাহ্মণদের দেবত্ব; তপস্যাই তাদের সৎজনসম ধর্ম; মৃত্যু মানবভাব; আর পরনিন্দা অসৎজনের আচরণ।
युधिछिर उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse contrasts noble and ignoble traits: Vedic study is the sacred hallmark of Brahmins, austerity characterizes the virtuous, death is an unavoidable human condition, and slander is a defining behavior of the wicked—thus urging disciplined learning, self-restraint, and ethical speech.
Yudhiṣṭhira is speaking in a reflective, didactic mode, articulating standards of conduct and identity-markers for different moral types—praising svādhyāya and tapas while condemning parivāda (slander) as a sign of moral corruption.