Shloka 266
अध्याय २०८ — इन्द्रियनिग्रहः, सत्याहिंसात्मकवाक्, कर्मफलविवेकः
Restraint of the Senses, Non-harming Truthful Speech, and Discernment of Karmic Consequence
ओऔशिजजश्चैव कक्षीवान् बलश्नाड्रिरस: सुता: । यवक्रीत, रैभ्य, अर्वावसु, परावसु, औशिज, कक्षीवान् और बल--ये अंगिराके पुत्र हैं
Auśijajaś caiva Kakṣīvān Balaśnāḍrirasaḥ sutāḥ | Yavakrītaḥ Raibhyaḥ Arvāvasuḥ Parāvasuḥ Auśijaḥ Kakṣīvān ca Balaḥ—ete Aṅgirasoḥ putrāḥ ||
Bhīṣma sprach: „Auśijaja, Kakṣīvān und Bala — zusammen mit Yavakrīta, Raibhya, Arvāvasu und Parāvasu — werden hier als Söhne des Weisen Aṅgiras genannt.“
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse reinforces dharma through remembered lineage: naming revered descendants of Aṅgiras affirms the continuity and authority of the rishi tradition, a key foundation for ethical instruction in the Śānti Parva.
Bhishma is listing figures in a genealogical/teacherly context, identifying several named persons as sons of the sage Aṅgiras, as part of a broader exposition that situates dharma within established sacred lineages.