त॑ ममानुग्रहकृते दातुमर्हस्यनिन्दित । अनुशासन्तु मां सनन््तो मिथ्योद्वृत्तं त्वदाश्रयम्
taṁ mamānugrahakṛte dātum arhasy anindita | anuśāsantu māṁ santaḥ mithyodvṛttaṁ tvadāśrayam ||
Bhishma sprach: „O Tadelloser, du sollst mir diesen Segen gewähren, um mir deine Gunst zu erweisen. Wenn ich jemals, unter deinem Schutz, in falsches und verkehrtes Verhalten abgleite, dann mögen die Tugendhaften mich belehren und zurechtweisen.“
भीष्म उवाच
A dharmic person should actively seek correction: if one deviates into false conduct, the virtuous should be welcomed as guides who admonish and restore one to the right path.
Bhishma voices a request framed as a boon: he asks that, should he ever go astray while relying on the addressed noble person, the righteous community (santaḥ) may instruct and correct him.