Shloka 17
Ātma-saṃyama-dharma: One-pointedness of Mind and Senses (शुक–व्यास संवादः)
जघन्यशायी पूर्व स्यादुत्थाय गुरुवेश्मनि । यच्च शिष्येण कर्तव्यं कार्य दासेन वा पुन:
jaghanyaśāyī pūrvaṃ syād utthāya guruveśmani | yac ca śiṣyeṇa kartavyaṃ kāryaṃ dāsena vā punaḥ ||
Vyāsa dit : Que le disciple se couche à l’endroit le plus humble et se lève avant le maître, au sein même de la demeure du maître. Tout travail qui convient là à un élève—ou même à un serviteur—qu’il l’accomplisse lui-même.
व्यास उवाच
Educational Q&A
A disciple should cultivate humility and discipline in the guru’s household: take the lowest place to rest, rise before the teacher, and personally perform the appropriate duties of a student (even those akin to a servant’s tasks) as part of ethical formation.
Vyāsa is laying down norms of conduct (ācāra) connected with dharma in the context of instruction: he describes how one should behave while living with the teacher—especially the attitude of service and readiness in daily routines.