Shloka 34
एतत् ते सर्वमाख्यातं निखिलेन युधिष्छिर । पृष्टवानसि यं तात धर्म धर्मभूतां वर
etat te sarvam ākhyātaṃ nikhilena yudhiṣṭhira | pṛṣṭavān asi yaṃ tāta dharmaṃ dharmabhṛtāṃ vara ||
Mārkaṇḍeya said: “O Yudhiṣṭhira, I have now told you everything in full, exactly as you asked, dear child—about dharma. O best among the upholders of righteousness, this is the teaching you sought.”
मार्कण्डेय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse emphasizes the completion of a dharma-instruction: the sage has fully answered the king’s inquiry, framing dharma as a comprehensive, teachable standard of right conduct and praising Yudhiṣṭhira as one devoted to upholding it.
Mārkaṇḍeya concludes his explanation to Yudhiṣṭhira, stating that he has narrated everything in full in response to the king’s question about dharma, and he addresses him affectionately while honoring his reputation for righteousness.