Shloka 13
ययातेर्वानप्रस्थतपःस्वर्गारोहणम् | Yayāti’s Vānaprastha Austerities and Ascent to Heaven
राजवद् रूपवेषौ ते ब्राह्मीं वाच॑ं बिभर्षि च | को नाम त्वं कुतश्चासि कस्य पुत्रश्न शंस मे
rājavad rūpaveṣau te brāhmīṁ vācaṁ bibharṣi ca | ko nāma tvaṁ kutaścāsi kasya putraś ca śaṁsa me ||
تمہارا روپ اور لباس بادشاہوں جیسا ہے اور تم براہمی (فصیح سنسکرت) بھی بولتے ہو۔ مجھے بتاؤ—تمہارا نام کیا ہے، تم کہاں سے آئے ہو، اور تم کس کے بیٹے ہو؟
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights discernment through external signs—royal bearing and cultivated speech—and the ethical importance of establishing identity and lineage before proceeding in a serious encounter, reflecting norms of social order and propriety.
Vaiśampāyana describes a moment of questioning: someone appears dressed and comporting himself like a king and speaks polished Sanskrit, prompting the speaker to ask his name, origin, and parentage to understand who he is.