Shloka 40

Devanagari script

एतदू यो वेत्ति विधिवद्‌ युक्त: स स्याद्‌ द्विजर्षभा:

Transliteration

etad yo vetti vidhivad yuktaḥ sa syād dvijarṣabhāḥ

Translation

ഹേ ദ്വിജശ്രേഷ്ഠന്മാരേ! ഇതിനെ വിധിപൂർവ്വം അറിഞ്ഞ് നിയന്ത്രിതമായ ഉദ്ദേശത്തോടെ ആചരിക്കുന്നവൻ തന്നെയാണ് ധർമ്മാചരണത്തിൽ യഥാർത്ഥമായി യുക്തൻ—ധർമ്മാനുസരിച്ച് പ്രവർത്തിക്കാൻ യോഗ്യൻ—ആകുന്നത്.

Word by Word

एतत्this (thing)

यःwho

वेत्तिknows

विधिवत्according to rule; duly

युक्तःendowed; disciplined; fit

सःhe

स्यात्would be; may be

द्विजर्षभाःO best of the twice-born (Brahmins)

Speaker

वायुदेव उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vāyudeva (Wind-god)

dvijarṣabha (addressed Brahmin/elite twice-born listener)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

True benefit comes not merely from hearing a teaching but from understanding it correctly (vidhivat) and applying it with disciplined engagement (yuktaḥ). Proper method and inner alignment are presented as essential for dharmic efficacy.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vāyudeva addresses a respected twice-born listener, concluding or reinforcing a prior instruction: whoever comprehends the stated principle in the right way and practices accordingly becomes properly established in the intended discipline and fit for righteous conduct.