Shloka 35
एतत् ते च्यवनस्यापि कर्म राजन् प्रकीर्तितम् । ब्रवीम्यहं ब्रूहि वा त्वं क्षत्रियं ब्राह्मणाद् वरम्
etat te cyavanasyāpi karma rājan prakīrtitam | bravīmy ahaṃ brūhi vā tvaṃ kṣatriyaṃ brāhmaṇād varam, nareśvara ||
大王啊，我也已向你叙述了圣者恰耶瓦那（Cyavana）那桩著名的功业。如今我发问——你也可作答：人中之主啊，请告诉我，哪一位刹帝利能凌驾于婆罗门之上？
च्यवन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse underscores that royal might does not automatically outrank spiritual-ethical authority; it challenges the listener to identify any Kshatriya who can be deemed superior to a Brahmin in the domain of dharma and sacred merit.
Cyavana (or the narrator speaking in Cyavana’s voice) says he has already described Cyavana’s notable deed to the king and then poses a pointed question: whether any Kshatriya can truly be considered superior to a Brahmin, thereby steering the discussion toward hierarchy grounded in dharma rather than power.