Shloka 107
यक्ष उवाच राजन् कुलेन वृत्तेन स्वाध्यायेन श्रुतेन वा । ब्राह्म॒ण्यं केन भवति प्रब्रूहीतत् सुनिश्चितम्,यक्षने पूछा--राजन्! कुल, आचार, स्वाध्याय और शास्त्रश्रवण--इनमेंसे किसके द्वारा ब्राह्मणत्व सिद्ध होता है? यह बात निश्चय करके बताओ
yakṣa uvāca rājān kulena vṛttena svādhyāyena śrutena vā | brāhmaṇyaṁ kena bhavati prabrūhīta niścitām ||
ଯକ୍ଷ କହିଲା—ହେ ରାଜନ୍! କୁଳ, ଆଚରଣ, ସ୍ୱାଧ୍ୟାୟ କିମ୍ବା ଶ୍ରବଣଜନିତ ଜ୍ଞାନ—ଏମାନଙ୍କ ମଧ୍ୟରୁ କେଉଁଟି ଦ୍ୱାରା ବ୍ରାହ୍ମଣ୍ୟ ସିଦ୍ଧ ହୁଏ? ନିଶ୍ଚିତ କରି କହ।
यक्ष उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse frames a dharma inquiry into the basis of ‘brāhmaṇya’—whether social identity is grounded in birth/lineage, ethical conduct, disciplined study, or received learning—pushing toward a value-based understanding of status rather than a merely hereditary one.
During the Yaksha’s interrogation in the forest, the Yaksha challenges the king with a decisive question about the true criterion for Brahminhood, testing his discernment of dharma and moral reasoning.