Shloka 5
Adhyāya 39 — Yudhiṣṭhira’s inquiry on attachment (saṅga) and relational restraint
श्रुत्वा च नावजानामि नापराध्यामि कर्हिचित् । अभ्यर्च्यभ्यनुपृच्छामि पादौ गृह्नामि धीमताम्
śrutvā ca nāvajānāmi nāparādhyāmi karhicit | abhyarcyābhyānupṛcchāmi pādau gṛhṇāmi dhīmatām ||
Setelah mendengarkan, aku tidak meremehkan mereka dan tidak pernah berbuat salah kepada mereka. Setelah memuliakan mereka, aku menanyakan kesejahteraan mereka, dan aku memegang kaki para bijaksana—terutama para brāhmaṇa yang arif—sebagai tanda hormat dan pengendalian diri.
शम्बर उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse teaches dhārmic conduct toward the wise: listen without contempt, avoid causing offense, honor them, inquire after their well-being, and show humility through traditional gestures of reverence.
Śambara describes his own disciplined behavior toward learned and wise people—especially brāhmaṇas—emphasizing that he neither disregards nor harms them, but instead worships, greets, and respectfully takes their feet.