Shloka 37

Devanagari script

धर्म शुश्रूषमाणे भ्य: पृष्टेन च सता पुन:

Transliteration

dharmaśuśrūṣamāṇebhyaḥ pṛṣṭena ca satā punaḥ

Translation

Vāyu berkata: “Sekali lagi, apabila seorang yang berbudi bertanya, dan para pendengar ialah mereka yang tekun berkhidmat serta mempelajari dharma, maka perkara itu wajar dihuraikan—agar kebenaran difahami dan ditegakkan.”

Word by Word

धर्मdharma, righteousness

शुश्रूषमाणेभ्यःto those who are serving/attending (obediently)

पृष्टेनby/with (one) asked; when asked

चand

सताby a good/virtuous person

पुनःagain, moreover

Speaker

वायुदेव उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vāyudeva

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Dharma is best communicated in response to sincere questioning and to those who are genuinely eager to listen and learn; ethical instruction depends on both a worthy teacher and a receptive, dharma-oriented audience.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vāyudeva is speaking within an instructive dialogue in the Śānti Parva, framing his response as prompted by a righteous questioner and directed toward listeners devoted to dharma, thereby legitimizing and emphasizing the forthcoming teaching.