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धृतव्रतेन हि मया छन्दांसि गुरवो ऽग्नयः ।
मानिता निर्व्यलीकेन गृहीतं चानुशासनम् ।
भारतव्यपदेशेन ह्याम्नायार्थश्च प्रदर्शितः ।
दृश्यते यत्र धर्मादि स्त्रीशूद्रादिभिरप्युत ॥ २९ ॥

dhrta-vratena hi maya

chandamsi guravo 'gnayah

manita nirvyalikena

grhitam canusasanam

bharata-vyapadesena

hy amnayarthas ca pradarsitah

drsyate yatra dharmadi

stri-sudradibhir apy uta

dhrta-vratena-under a strict disciplinary vow; hi-certainly; maya-by me; chandamsi-the Vedic hymns; guravah-the spiritual masters; agnayah-the sacrificial fire; manitah-properly worshiped; nirvyalikena-without pretense; grhitam ca-also accepted; anusasanam-traditional discipline; bharata-the Mahabharata; vyapadesena-by compilation of; hi-certainly; amnaya-arthah-import of disciplic succession; ca-and; pradarsitah-properly explained; drsyate-by what is necessary; yatra-where; dharma-adih-the path of religion; stri-sudra-adibhih api-even by women, sudras, etc.; uta-spoken.