Shloka 1
ऑपनआ का बा 2 एकपज्चाशर्दाधकशततमो< ध्याय: ब्राह्मणोंकी महिमाका वर्णन युधिषछ्िर उवाच के पूज्या: के नमस्कार्या: कथं वर्तेत केषु च । किमाचार: कीदृशेषु पितामह न रिष्यते
Yudhiṣṭhira uvāca—ke pūjyāḥ? ke namaskāryāḥ? kathaṁ varteta keṣu ca? kim-ācāraḥ kīdṛśeṣu, pitāmaha, na riṣyate?
Yudhiṣṭhira berkata: “Wahai Kakek, siapa di dunia ini yang sungguh layak dihormati? Kepada siapa seharusnya orang memberi salam hormat? Bagaimana sepatutnya seseorang bersikap, dan terhadap jenis orang yang bagaimana? Perilaku seperti apa, ketika berhadapan dengan golongan seperti apa, tidak menimbulkan mudarat atau cela moral?”
युधिषछ्िर उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse frames a dharma-inquiry: how to recognize those worthy of honor and how to choose appropriate conduct toward different kinds of people so that one avoids harm—socially, ethically, and spiritually.
Yudhiṣṭhira addresses Bhīṣma (as ‘Grandfather’) and asks for guidance on whom to revere and salute and how to behave toward various people—introducing Bhīṣma’s ensuing instruction on the greatness and proper honoring of the virtuous (notably brāhmaṇas in this chapter’s theme).