Shloka 50
युधिछिर उवाच स्वाध्याय एपषां देवत्वं तप एषां सतामिव । मरणं मानुषो भाव: परिवादोडसतामिव,युधिष्ठिर बोले--वेदोंका स्वाध्याय ही ब्राह्मणोंमें देवत्व है, तप सत्पुरुषोंका-सा धर्म है, मरना मनुष्य-भाव है और निन्दा करना असत्पुरुषोंका-सा आचरण है
yudhiṣṭhira uvāca | svādhyāya eṣāṃ devatvaṃ tapa eṣāṃ satām iva | maraṇaṃ mānuṣo bhāvaḥ parivādo ’satām iva ||
ଯୁଧିଷ୍ଠିର କହିଲେ—ବେଦର ସ୍ୱାଧ୍ୟାୟ ହିଁ ବ୍ରାହ୍ମଣମାନଙ୍କର ଦେବତ୍ୱ; ତପ ହେଉଛି ସତ୍ପୁରୁଷମାନଙ୍କ ପରି ତାଙ୍କର ଧର୍ମ; ମରଣ ମାନବ-ଭାବ; ଏବଂ ପରନିନ୍ଦା ଅସତ୍ପୁରୁଷମାନଙ୍କ ଆଚରଣ।
युधिछिर उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse contrasts noble and ignoble traits: Vedic study is the sacred hallmark of Brahmins, austerity characterizes the virtuous, death is an unavoidable human condition, and slander is a defining behavior of the wicked—thus urging disciplined learning, self-restraint, and ethical speech.
Yudhiṣṭhira is speaking in a reflective, didactic mode, articulating standards of conduct and identity-markers for different moral types—praising svādhyāya and tapas while condemning parivāda (slander) as a sign of moral corruption.