Shloka 10
अहिंसयित्वा ब्रह्महत्याविधानम् / Brahmahatyā incurred without physical violence
तत्रेमं शृणु मे पार्थ चतुर्णा तेजसां मतम् | पृथिव्या: काश्यपस्याग्नेर्मार्कण्डेयस्य चैव हि,कुन्तीनन्दन! इस विषयमें तुम मुझसे पृथ्वी, काश्यप, अग्नि और मार्कण्डेय--इन चार तेजस्वी व्यक्तियोंका मत सुनो
tatremaṁ śṛṇu me pārtha caturṇāṁ tejasāṁ matam | pṛthivyāḥ kāśyapasyāgner mārkaṇḍeyasya caiva hi ||
قال بيشما: «والآن، يا بارثا، أصغِ إليّ: سأروي الرأي المتأمَّل لأربع سلطات جليلة—الأرض نفسها، وكاشيابا، وأغني، والحكيم ماركاندييا. إن شهادتهم ستجلّي هذا الأمر، على أساس الدارما وخبرة العيش.»
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Bhīṣma frames the forthcoming instruction as grounded in multiple authoritative witnesses—cosmic (Earth), ancestral-sage (Kaśyapa), divine (Agni), and ascetic-seer (Mārkaṇḍeya)—implying that dharma is best understood through converging, time-tested perspectives rather than a single opinion.
In the Anuśāsana discourse, Bhīṣma continues instructing Arjuna and signals a transition: he will now recount what four eminent beings have said on the topic under discussion, preparing the listener for a cited tradition of teachings.