Shloka 9
अन्न ते वर्तयिष्यामि यथा धर्म: सनातन: । व्यवहारप्रवृत्तानां तन्निबोध युधिष्ठिर,युधिष्ठिर! इस विषयमें व्यवहारपरायण मनुष्योंके लिये सनातन कालसे चला आता हुआ धर्म जैसा है, वैसा मैं तुम्हें बतला रहा हूँ सुनो
anna te vartayiṣyāmi yathā dharmaḥ sanātanaḥ | vyavahāra-pravṛttānāṃ tan nibodha yudhiṣṭhira ||
Bhishma berkata: “Wahai Yudhishthira, tentang urusan bahan makanan, aku akan menjelaskan kepadamu dharma yang kekal sebagaimana sejak lama dijunjung—terutama bagi mereka yang hidup dalam tata pergaulan dan urusan transaksi. Dengarkan dan pahamilah.”
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Bhishma frames his instruction as an exposition of sanātana-dharma—an enduring moral and social order—specifically tailored to people involved in practical affairs (vyavahāra), implying that righteousness must guide everyday transactions, governance, and social interaction.
In the Shanti Parva’s instructional setting, Bhishma continues advising King Yudhishthira after the war, introducing a section on the traditional standards of conduct and justice relevant to ordinary social and legal dealings.