Shloka 2

Adhyaya 28 — Alarka Inquires into Varna and Ashrama Dharma; Madalasa Defines the Fourfold Duties

Sanskrit

अलर्क उवाच कथितोऽयं महाभागे ! राज्यतन्त्राश्रितस्त्वया ।

धर्मं तमहमिच्छामि श्रोतुं वर्णाश्रमात्मकम् ॥

Transliteration

alarka uvāca kathito 'yaṃ mahābhāge! rājyatantrāśritas tvayā / dharmaṃ tam aham icchāmi śrotuṃ varṇāśramātmakam

Translation

Alarka dit : Ô noble dame, tu as exposé ce dharma en rapport avec le mécanisme du gouvernement. Je souhaite entendre ce dharma tel qu’il concerne les varṇa et les āśrama.

Speakers

• Alarka to Madālasā

Key Themes

• Dharma
• Varṇāśrama
• Pedagogy
• Rājadharma to social dharma transition