Shloka 37
Adhyāya 90: Babhruvāhana’s Reception and the Commencement of Yudhiṣṭhira’s Aśvamedha
त्यक्तमानमदक्रोधा धर्मज्ञा द्विजसत्तमा: | स ब्रह्म॒चर्य गोत्र ते तस्य ख्यात्वा परस्परम्
tyaktamāna-mada-krodhā dharmajñā dvija-sattamāḥ | sa brahmacarya-gotra te tasya khyātvā parasparam ||
ആ ദ്വിജശ്രേഷ്ഠർ അഭിമാനം, മദം, ക്രോധം എന്നിവ ഉപേക്ഷിച്ച് ധർമ്മജ്ഞരായിരുന്നു. ബ്രഹ്മചര്യശാസനവും ഗോത്രപരിചയവും കൊണ്ടു അവർ പരസ്പരം തിരിച്ചറിഞ്ഞ് പരിചിതരായി.
नकुल उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights ethical refinement as a mark of the truly noble: abandoning pride, arrogance, and anger, and living with disciplined restraint (brahmacarya) while honoring dharma. Social identity (gotra) is presented as secondary to inner virtues that enable respectful mutual recognition.
Nakula describes a group of exemplary brāhmaṇas who, through their disciplined conduct and knowledge of dharma, identify each other by lineage and shared standards of behavior, becoming mutually acquainted in a proper, respectful manner.