Shloka 56
Sanatsujāta–Dhṛtarāṣṭra Saṃvāda: Pramāda as Mṛtyu
Chapter 42
अभिजानामि ब्राह्मण व्याख्यातारं विचक्षणम् | यश्छिन्नविचिकित्स: स व्याचष्टे सर्वसंशयान्
abhijānāmi brāhmaṇa vyākhyātāraṃ vicakṣaṇam | yaś chinnavicikitsaḥ sa vyācaṣṭe sarvasaṃśayān ||
मैं उसी को सच्चा ब्राह्मण मानता हूँ—जो विवेकी व्याख्याता हो, परमात्म-तत्त्व को जानता हो और वेदों की यथार्थ व्याख्या कर सके; जिसके अपने संशय कट चुके हों और जो दूसरों के भी समस्त संशयों का निवारण कर दे।
सनत्युजात उवाच
Educational Q&A
A ‘true brāhmaṇa’ is defined not merely by birth or ritual status but by realized knowledge and competent teaching: one who has personally overcome doubt and can guide others by clear interpretation and insight.
In the Sanatsujātīya section of Udyoga Parva, Sanatsujāta instructs Dhṛtarāṣṭra on spiritual wisdom; here he characterizes the ideal teacher as a discerning interpreter who has cut through doubt and can resolve the doubts of others.