Shloka 82
Adhyāya 90: Babhruvāhana’s Reception and the Commencement of Yudhiṣṭhira’s Aśvamedha
प्रीतात्मा स तु तं वाक्यमिदमाह द्विजर्ष भम् । वाग्मी तदा द्विजश्रेष्ठो धर्म: पुरुषविग्रह:
prītātmā sa tu taṃ vākyam idam āha dvijarṣabham | vāgmī tadā dvijaśreṣṭho dharmaḥ puruṣavigrahaḥ ||
Le cœur rempli de contentement, il adressa ces paroles à ce taureau parmi les brahmanes. En cet instant, l’éloquent meilleur des deux fois nés—Dharma lui-même, incarné sous forme humaine—lui parla.
श्षशुर उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse frames ethical instruction by highlighting Dharma as an embodied, eloquent authority: true guidance is rooted in righteousness and conveyed through disciplined, meaningful speech.
A pleased speaker addresses an eminent Brahmin; the narration identifies the interlocutor as Dharma in human form, signaling that the forthcoming dialogue carries moral and religious weight.