Shloka 122
Adhyāya 123 — Droṇa’s Pedagogy: Arjuna’s Preeminence, Ekalavya’s Self-Training, and the Bhāsa-Lakṣya Trial
(पाण्डुरुवाच एवमेतद् धर्मशास्त्रं यथा वदसि तत् तथा ।) पाण्डुने कहा--प्रिये! वास्तवमें धर्मशास्त्रका ऐसा ही मत है। तुम जो कुछ कहती हो
pāṇḍur uvāca—evam etad dharmaśāstraṃ yathā vadasi tat tathā |
Pāṇḍu berkata: “Benar—itulah ajaran Dharmaśāstra, tepat seperti yang engkau katakan. Apa yang engkau ucapkan adalah benar.”
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
That ethical and social conduct should align with Dharmaśāstra—recognized normative tradition—and that a claim is validated by its conformity to śāstric dharma.
In the context of the Pāṇḍavas’ birth narrative, Pāṇḍu responds to his wife’s reasoning by affirming that her statement matches Dharmaśāstra and is therefore correct.