Shloka 7

Devanagari script

तमतिक्रम्य विधिना प्रष्टमर्हसि काड्क्षितम्‌ । स ते परमकं धर्म न मिथ्या दर्शयिष्यति,तुम उसीके पास जाकर विधिपूर्वक अपना मनोवांछित प्रश्न पूछो। वह तुम्हें परम उत्तम धर्मका दर्शन करायेगा; मिथ्या धर्मका उपदेश नहीं करेगा

Transliteration

tam atikramya vidhinā praṣṭum arhasi kāṅkṣitam | sa te paramakaṃ dharmaṃ na mithyā darśayiṣyati ||

Translation

Datanglah kepadanya dengan tata cara yang semestinya dan ajukan pertanyaan yang sungguh kau kehendaki. Ia akan menyingkapkan kepadamu dharma yang tertinggi dan tidak akan menyesatkanmu dengan ajaran palsu.

Word by Word

तम्him

अतिक्रम्यhaving approached/going up to (lit. having gone beyond/overstepped)

विधिनाaccording to rule; with proper procedure

प्रष्टुम्to ask

अर्हसिyou ought/are fit

काङ्क्षितम्desired (thing/question)

सःhe

तेto you

परमकम्supreme; most excellent

धर्मम्dharma; righteous duty

नnot

मिथ्याfalsely; wrongly

दर्शयिष्यतिhe will show/teach

Speaker

ब्राह्मण उवाच

Characters & Entities

ब

ब्राह्मण (speaker)

tam (an unnamed teacher/authority figure referred to as 'him')

dharma (as the subject taught)

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Seek guidance from a trustworthy authority and inquire with proper decorum; true dharma is transmitted through disciplined questioning and reliable instruction, not through misleading or false doctrines.

What is happening in the narrative?

A Brahmin advises the listener to go to a particular person (implied to be a competent teacher) and, following proper etiquette, ask the desired question; the teacher is affirmed as one who will reveal the highest dharma without teaching anything false.