Shloka 82
Adhyāya 90: Babhruvāhana’s Reception and the Commencement of Yudhiṣṭhira’s Aśvamedha
प्रीतात्मा स तु तं वाक्यमिदमाह द्विजर्ष भम् । वाग्मी तदा द्विजश्रेष्ठो धर्म: पुरुषविग्रह:
prītātmā sa tu taṃ vākyam idam āha dvijarṣabham | vāgmī tadā dvijaśreṣṭho dharmaḥ puruṣavigrahaḥ ||
With a heart filled with satisfaction, he then spoke these words to that bull among Brahmins. At that moment the eloquent best of the twice-born—Dharma himself, embodied in human form—addressed him, setting the scene for counsel grounded in righteousness and right conduct.
श्षशुर उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse frames ethical instruction by highlighting Dharma as an embodied, eloquent authority: true guidance is rooted in righteousness and conveyed through disciplined, meaningful speech.
A pleased speaker addresses an eminent Brahmin; the narration identifies the interlocutor as Dharma in human form, signaling that the forthcoming dialogue carries moral and religious weight.