Shloka 7
मरुत्तोपाख्यान-प्रस्तावः — Genealogy to Marutta and the Logistics of Royal Sacrifice
दानधर्मरता: शान्ता: सततं प्रियवादिन: । तेषां ज्येष्ठ: खनीनेत्र: स तान् सर्वानपीडयत्
dānadharmaratāḥ śāntāḥ satataṃ priyavādinaḥ | teṣāṃ jyeṣṭhaḥ khanīnetraḥ sa tān sarvān apīḍayat, rājan |
ते दान-धर्मात रत, स्वभावतः शांत आणि सदैव प्रिय वचन बोलणारे होते; परंतु त्यांच्यातील ज्येष्ठ खनीनेत्र सर्वांना सतत छळीत असे.
व्यास उवाच
Educational Q&A
Outer virtues—charity, calmness, and pleasant speech—do not guarantee inner righteousness; true dharma is tested by how one treats the vulnerable, especially within one’s own family.
Vyāsa describes a group characterized by virtuous qualities, but notes a moral rupture: their eldest, Khanīnetra, repeatedly torments the others, creating suffering despite the group’s otherwise exemplary conduct.