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 ||
聞き終えても、私は彼らを侮らず、決して罪を犯して害することもない。礼拝して敬い、安否を問うたのち、賢者の足を抱く——とりわけ明敏なるバラモンたちの足を——敬虔と自制をもって、これを我が行いの規範とする。
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.