Shloka 50
युधिछिर उवाच स्वाध्याय एपषां देवत्वं तप एषां सतामिव । मरणं मानुषो भाव: परिवादोडसतामिव
yudhiṣṭhira uvāca | svādhyāya eṣāṃ devatvaṃ tapa eṣāṃ satām iva | maraṇaṃ mānuṣo bhāvaḥ parivādo ’satām iva ||
યુધિષ્ઠિરે કહ્યું—વેદનો સ્વાધ્યાય જ બ્રાહ્મણોમાં દેવત્વ છે; તપ તેમનો સજ્જનો જેવો ધર્મ છે; મરણ માનવીય ભાવ છે; અને પરનિંદા કરવી દુર્જનો જેવો આચાર છે.
युधिछिर उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse contrasts noble and ignoble traits: Vedic study is the sacred hallmark of Brahmins, austerity characterizes the virtuous, death is an unavoidable human condition, and slander is a defining behavior of the wicked—thus urging disciplined learning, self-restraint, and ethical speech.
Yudhiṣṭhira is speaking in a reflective, didactic mode, articulating standards of conduct and identity-markers for different moral types—praising svādhyāya and tapas while condemning parivāda (slander) as a sign of moral corruption.