वेदाध्ययनशीलाश्च परच्छिद्रैकदर्शिनः । सामर्षा लौल्यतो हीना द्वेषिणः कुटिलास्तथा
vedādhyayanaśīlāśca paracchidraikadarśinaḥ | sāmarṣā laulyato hīnā dveṣiṇaḥ kuṭilāstathā
وہ وید کے مطالعے میں مشغول ہیں، مگر دوسروں کے عیب ہی ڈھونڈتے ہیں؛ کینہ پرور، بے ثباتی سے خالی، اور نیز بغض رکھنے والے اور مکار بھی ہیں۔
Narrator (contextual Purāṇic teacher addressing a king; exact speaker not in snippet)
Tirtha: Dharmāraṇya
Type: kshetra
Scene: A contrast tableau: learned brāhmaṇas reciting Veda with sacred fires nearby, yet their faces show suspicion and disdain as they point at others’ flaws; the teacher’s gaze is admonishing.
Scriptural learning without humility can degrade into fault-finding and malice; dharma requires inner rectitude.
No particular tīrtha; it is a moral characterization within the Dharmāraṇya narrative.
None; it functions as ethical critique rather than ritual instruction.