Shloka 35
Kuberasaras-darśana (Bhīma beholds Kubera’s guarded lotus-lake) / कुबेरसरः-दर्शनम्
याजनाध्यापन विदप्रे धर्मश्नैव प्रतिग्रह: । पालन क्षत्रियाणां वै वैश्यधर्मश्ष पोषणम्,यज्ञ कराना, वेद और शास्त्रोंको पढ़ाना तथा दान ग्रहण करना--यह ब्राह्मणका ही आजीविकाप्रधान धर्म है। प्रजा-पालन क्षत्रियोंका और पशु-पालन वैश्योंका धर्म है
Vaiśampāyana uvāca: yājana-adhyāpana-vid-prāye dharmaś caiva pratigrahaḥ | pālanaṃ kṣatriyāṇāṃ vai vaiśya-dharmaś ca poṣaṇam ||
ヴァイシャンパーヤナは語った。「他者のために祭祀を執り行い、（ヴェーダとシャーストラを）教授し、施物を受け取る――これらは主としてブラーフマナに定められた、生計に関わる務めである。民を守り治めることはクシャトリヤの務めであり、社会を養い支えること――とりわけ生産の資源を養護し維持すること――はヴァイシャの務めである。かくして各ヴァルナは、共通善を支える倫理の働きによって定まる。」
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse defines varṇa-based duties in terms of social function: brāhmaṇas sustain sacred knowledge and ritual (including teaching and officiating), kṣatriyas sustain order through protection and rule, and vaiśyas sustain material life through nourishment and productive maintenance. Dharma is presented as role-ethics aimed at supporting the whole community.
Vaiśampāyana, as narrator, states a normative classification of duties—clarifying what kinds of work are considered proper supports for each social order—within the broader Vana Parva discussions on righteous conduct and social stability.