Shloka 87
Adhyāya 90: Babhruvāhana’s Reception and the Commencement of Yudhiṣṭhira’s Aśvamedha
ब्रह्मचर्येण दानेन यज्ञेन तपसा तथा
brahmacaryeṇa dānena yajñena tapasā tathā
“By the discipline of celibate studentship, by generous giving, by sacrificial worship, and likewise by austerity…”
श्षशुर उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse presents a cluster of classical dharmic disciplines—brahmacarya (self-restraint), dāna (generosity), yajña (sacrificial duty), and tapas (austerity)—as powerful means of moral and spiritual refinement, implying that inner mastery and selfless action are foundational to righteousness.
A speaker identified as “the father-in-law” begins (or continues) an instruction listing the recognized paths of merit and purification. The line is syntactically incomplete on its own, functioning as the opening of a longer statement that will explain what is attained or accomplished through these practices.