Shloka 37
Adhyāya 90: Babhruvāhana’s Reception and the Commencement of Yudhiṣṭhira’s Aśvamedha
त्यक्तमानमदक्रोधा धर्मज्ञा द्विजसत्तमा: | स ब्रह्म॒चर्य गोत्र ते तस्य ख्यात्वा परस्परम्
tyaktamāna-mada-krodhā dharmajñā dvija-sattamāḥ | sa brahmacarya-gotra te tasya khyātvā parasparam ||
Nakula nói: “Những Bà-la-môn ưu tú ấy đã dứt bỏ kiêu mạn, men say và sân hận; là người hiểu biết dharma, họ nhận ra nhau qua kỷ luật brahmacarya và dòng tộc (gotra), rồi từ đó làm quen với nhau.”
नकुल उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights ethical refinement as a mark of the truly noble: abandoning pride, arrogance, and anger, and living with disciplined restraint (brahmacarya) while honoring dharma. Social identity (gotra) is presented as secondary to inner virtues that enable respectful mutual recognition.
Nakula describes a group of exemplary brāhmaṇas who, through their disciplined conduct and knowledge of dharma, identify each other by lineage and shared standards of behavior, becoming mutually acquainted in a proper, respectful manner.