Shloka 22
Kāpavya-carita (कापव्यचरित) — Reforming Dasyus through Regulated Rāja-Dharma
एवं सद्धिर्विनीतेन पथा गन्तव्यमित्युत । राजर्षीणां वृत्तमेतदवगच्छ युधिछ्ठिर,युधिष्ठिर! इस प्रकार श्रेष्ठ पुरुष जिस मार्गसे गये हैं, उसीपर तुम्हें भी चलना चाहिये। इसीको तुम राजर्षियोंका सदाचार समझो
evaṁ saddhir vinītena pathā gantavyam ity uta | rājarṣīṇāṁ vṛttam etad avagaccha yudhiṣṭhira ||
Bhishma dit : «Ainsi est-il proclamé : tu dois avancer sur la voie disciplinée et bien conduite qu’ont suivie les bons et les nobles. Comprends-le, ô Yudhishthira, comme la conduite établie des sages rois (rajarṣi) — une norme éthique à adopter et à vivre.»
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Dharma is best learned and practiced by following the disciplined path exemplified by virtuous people and the time-tested conduct of royal sages; ethical life is grounded in exemplary tradition (sadācāra) and personal self-restraint (vinaya).
In the Shanti Parva’s instruction to the grieving king Yudhishthira, Bhishma continues his counsel on righteous governance and personal conduct, urging him to adopt the established standards of king-sages and to walk the same disciplined path followed by the noble.