Shloka 10
सर्वे सत्यव्रताश्वैव सर्वे तुल्या महर्षिभि: | श्रीक्षेव रमते तेषु धारयन्ति श्रियं च ते
sarve satyavratāś caiva sarve tulyā maharṣibhiḥ | śrīś caiva ramate teṣu dhārayanti śriyaṃ ca te ||
Bhishma dit : «Tous, en vérité, sont liés par des vœux de vérité ; tous sont comparables aux grands rishis. Śrī — la prospérité et la splendeur — se plaît à demeurer parmi eux, et eux-mêmes portent et incarnent cette prospérité.»
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Truthfulness and integrity are presented as foundational virtues: those who are steadfast in truth and comparable to sages naturally become fit abodes of Śrī (prosperity and auspiciousness). Prosperity is not merely possessed; it is sustained by righteous conduct.
Bhishma is characterizing a group being discussed as uniformly virtuous—truth-bound and sage-like—and therefore worthy of prosperity. The statement functions as a moral assessment that questions or frames how others should treat such beings.