Varṇa-dharma and Rājadharma: Yudhiṣṭhira’s Inquiry and Bhīṣma’s Normative Outline (वर्णधर्म-राजधर्म-प्रश्नोत्तरम्)
यन्मां भवन्तो वक्ष्यन्ति कार्यमर्थसमन्वितम् । तदहं वै करिष्यामि नात्र कार्या विचारणा
yan māṃ bhavanto vakṣyanti kāryam arthasamanvitam | tad ahaṃ vai kariṣyāmi nātra kāryā vicāraṇā ||
আপোনালোকে মোক যি কোনো উদ্দেশ্যপূৰ্ণ, অৰ্থসমন্বিত কাৰ্য কৰিবলৈ ক’ব, মই নিশ্চয়েই সেয়া কৰিম; ইয়াত দ্বিধা-বিচাৰৰ স্থান নাই।
भीष्म उवाच
The verse emphasizes steadfast commitment to duty: when a task is purposeful and ethically aligned, one should execute it without wavering, hesitation, or needless second-guessing.
Bhishma, speaking with deference to his interlocutors (“bhavantaḥ”), expresses readiness to carry out whatever meaningful task they assign, signaling disciplined obedience and firm resolve within the counsel-oriented setting of the Shanti Parva.