SB 1.4.29

भारतव्यपदेशेन ह्याम्नायार्थश्च प्रदर्शितः ।
दृश्यते यत्र धर्मादि स्त्रीशूद्रादिभिरप्युत ॥ २९ ॥
bhārata-vyapadeśena hy āmnāyārthaś ca pradarśitaḥ
dṛśyate yatra dharmādi strī-śūdrādibhir apy uta

Synonyms

hi — moreover; āmnāya-arthaḥ — the meaning of the Vedas [vedānām arth-aḥ118]; pradarśitaḥ ca — has also been disclosed [by me]; vyapadeśena — under the pretext [vyājena]; bhārata — of the Mahābhārata; yatra — in which; dṛśyate — is found; dharma-ādiḥ — the socio-religious duty [conducive to the attainment of the highest good that accords with individual nature (sva-sāpekṣita-śreyaḥ-sādhanaḥ svānurūpo dharmaḥ)]; [to be enacted (anuṣṭh-eyaḥ)119]; strī-śūdra-ādibhiḥ api — even by women, śūdras, and others; uta — not to speak of [the dharma that is meant for those of higher eligibility, the brāhmaṇas and so on (brāhmaṇādibhir apīty ucyate)120].

Translation

Moreover, I have also disclosed the meaning of the Vedas under the pretext of the Mahābhārata, in which is found the dharma to be enacted even by women, śūdras, and others, not to speak of the dharma that is meant for those of higher eligibility.

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