Shloka 39
धर्म चरत यत्नेन न चाधर्मे मन: कृथा: । वर्तध्वं च यथाकालं दैवतेषु द्विजेषु च,तुमलोग यत्नपूर्वक धर्मका आचरण करो और अधर्ममें कभी मन न लगाओ। देवताओं तथा ब्राह्मणोंकी सेवामें यथासमय तत्पर रहो
dharmaṃ carata yatnena na cādharme manaḥ kṛthāḥ | vartadhvaṃ ca yathākālaṃ daivateṣu dvijeṣu ca ||
ভীষ্ম বললেন—যত্নসহকারে ধর্ম আচরণ করো, আর অধর্মে কখনও মন দিও না। যথাসময়ে দেবতাদের প্রতি এবং দ্বিজদের (ব্রাহ্মণদের) প্রতি সেবা ও শ্রদ্ধায় নিবিষ্ট থেকো।
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Bhishma urges sustained, deliberate practice of dharma, coupled with inner vigilance: do not even incline the mind toward adharma. He also emphasizes timely, proper reverence and service to the divine and to Brahmins as pillars of righteous life.
In the Shanti Parva’s instruction section, Bhishma—lying on the bed of arrows—continues advising Yudhishthira on righteous governance and personal conduct, giving concise ethical directives about disciplined dharma and due religious/social obligations.