Shloka 16
पात्रलक्षण-परिक्षा (Pātra-Lakṣaṇa Parīkṣā) — Criteria for a Worthy Recipient
ब्राह्मणके मुखसे जो वाणी निकलती है, उसे जो शिरोधार्य करते हैं, वे सम्पूर्ण भूतोंको आत्मभावसे देखनेवाले महात्मा कभी पराभवको नहीं प्राप्त होते हैं ।।
bhīṣma uvāca | brāhmaṇake mukhase yo vāṇī nikalatī hai, use yo śirodhārya karate haiṃ, ve sampūrṇa bhūtoṃ ko ātmabhāvase dekhanevāle mahātmā kabhī parābhavako nahīṃ prāpta hote haiṃ || kṣatriyāṇāṃ pratapatāṃ tejasā ca balena ca | brāhmaṇeṣv eva śāmyanti tejāṃsi ca balāni ca ||
ビーシュマは言った。「バラモンの口から発せられる言葉を、頭上に戴くべきものとして胸に刻む者は、大いなる魂となり、自己（アートマン）の眼で一切の存在を観じ、決して敗北に至らない。なぜなら、刹帝利の燃え立つ威光と武力—その輝きと強さ—でさえ、バラモンのもとで静まり、抑えられるからである。そこにおいて、彼らの火のごとき力と勢いは鎮められる。」
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Reverence for the wise—especially the Brahmin’s dharmic counsel—cultivates a Self-centered vision that prevents moral and practical downfall; and unchecked warrior power is meant to be restrained and guided by spiritual-intellectual authority.
In the Anushasana Parva, Bhishma continues instructing on dharma, emphasizing how rulers and powerful persons should honor Brahmin guidance; he frames Brahmins as the stabilizing force that calms the heat of Kshatriya valor and strength.