Shloka 1
Śānti Parva 116: Criteria for Royal Servants and Administrative Competence (भृत्य-गुण-प्रश्नः / राजसेवक-लक्षणम्)
अपना बछ। सा पञ्चदशाधिकशततमो< ध्याय: राजा तथा राजसेवकोंके आवश्यक गुण युधिषछ्िर उवाच पितामह महाप्राज्ञ संशयो मे महानयम् । संछेत्तव्यस्त्वया राजन् भवान् कुलकरो हि नः
Yudhiṣṭhira uvāca: Pitāmaha mahāprājña saṁśayo me mahān ayam; saṁchettavyas tvayā rājan bhavān kulakaro hi naḥ.
যুধিষ্ঠিৰে ক’লে—হে মহাপ্ৰাজ্ঞ পিতামহ! মোৰ মনত এক মহান সংশয় উদিত হৈছে। হে ৰাজন, আপুনি সেয়া ছেদন কৰক; কিয়নো আপুনি আমাৰ কুলৰ প্রতিষ্ঠাতা আৰু পথপ্ৰদৰ্শক।
युधिषछ्िर उवाच
Educational Q&A
A seeker of dharma should openly acknowledge serious doubt and approach a qualified elder-teacher for clarification; wisdom in governance and ethics begins with removing uncertainty through authoritative counsel.
In Śānti Parva, Yudhiṣṭhira addresses Bhīṣma (the revered Pitāmaha) and requests him to resolve a major doubt, invoking Bhīṣma’s authority as the senior guardian and ‘founder’ figure of their Kuru lineage.