Shloka 36

Devanagari script

एष एव तु सर्वेषामकार्याणां विधिर्भवेत्‌ । ब्राह्मणोक्तेन विधिना दृष्टान्तागमहेतु्भि:,जितने न करनेयोग्य पापकर्म हैं, उन सबके लिये यही विधि है। ब्राह्मणग्रन्थोंमें बतायी हुई विधिसे दृष्टान्त बतानेवाले शास्त्रोंकी युक्तियोंसे इसी तरह पापशुद्धिके लिये प्रायश्ित्त करना चाहिये

Transliteration

eṣa eva tu sarveṣām akāryāṇāṁ vidhir bhavet | brāhmaṇoktena vidhinā dṛṣṭāntāgamahetubhiḥ ||

Translation

Inilah satu-satunya aturan yang tepat bagi semua perbuatan terlarang: penebusan demi penyucian dosa hendaknya dilakukan dengan cara yang sama ini—menurut tata cara yang diajarkan para otoritas Brahmanis, diteguhkan oleh teladan-teladan dan oleh alasan yang bersumber dari āgama (tradisi suci).

Word by Word

एषःthis

एवindeed/only

तुbut/indeed

सर्वेषाम्of all

अकार्याणाम्of improper acts / forbidden deeds

विधिःrule/procedure

भवेत्should be / may become

ब्राह्मणोक्तेनby (the rule) stated by Brahmanas / by Brahmins

विधिनाby the procedure

दृष्टान्तby examples

आगमby scriptural authority/tradition

हेतुभिःby reasons/arguments

Speaker

व्यास उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vyāsa

Brāhmaṇa (Brahmanical authorities/texts)

Āgama (scriptural tradition)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

For any prohibited or blameworthy action, the proper response is prāyaścitta (expiation) performed according to authoritative Brahmanical procedure, justified by scriptural tradition and supported by examples and reasoning.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vyāsa is laying down a general rule within a dharma-discussion: he summarizes that the same principled method—scripturally grounded expiation—applies broadly to all kinds of wrongful acts.