श्रीभगवानुवाच अपि ब्रह्मन् गुरुकुलाद् भवता लब्धदक्षिणात् । समावृत्तेन धर्मज्ञ भार्योढा सदृशी न वा ॥ २८ ॥
śrī-bhagavān uvāca api brahman gurukulād bhavatā labdha-dakṣiṇāt samāvṛttena dharma-jña bhāryoḍhā sadṛśī na vā
- śrī-bhagavān uvāca
- the Supreme Lord said
- api
- whether
- brahman
- O brāhmaṇa
- gurukulāt
- from the spiritual master’s school
- bhavatā
- by your good self
- labdha
- having received
- dakṣiṇāt
- remuneration
- samāvṛttena
- returned
- dharma
- of religious principles
- jña
- O knower
- bhāryā
- a wife
- ūḍhā
- married
- sadṛśī
- suitable
- na
- not
- vā
- or
The Supreme Lord said: My dear brāhmaṇa, you know well the ways of dharma. After you offered the gift of remuneration to our guru and returned home from his school, did you marry a compatible wife or not?