Shloka 11
इति वेदोक्तमृषिभि: पुरस्तात् परिकल्पितम् | इदानीं चैव न: कृत्यं पुरस्ताच्च परिश्रुतम्,वेदके इस कथनका सबसे पहले ऋषियोंने पालन किया। हमने भी बहुत पहलेसे इसे सुन रखा है और इस समय भी वेदकी इस आज्ञाका पालन करना हमारा कर्तव्य है
iti vedoktam ṛṣibhiḥ purastāt parikalpitam | idānīṃ caiva naḥ kṛtyaṃ purastāc ca pariśrutam ||
“Thus has this been laid down from of old by the seers, in accordance with the Veda. We too have heard of it from ancient times, and even now it is our duty to carry out this Vedic injunction.”
व्यास उवाच
Educational Q&A
That dharma is grounded in Vedic injunctions and the ancient seers’ established practice; what has been transmitted and heard from olden times remains binding as present duty.
Vyāsa affirms that a certain rule of conduct being discussed is not novel: it was prescribed long ago by ṛṣis in line with the Veda, is well-known by tradition, and therefore must be followed now as an obligation.