Shloka 6
गोमूल्यनिर्णयः — The Determination of Value through the Cow
Nahuṣa–Cyavana Episode
सर्वानिपायानथ सम्प्रधार्य समुद्धरेत् स्वस्य कुलस्य तन््त्रम् । ज्येष्ठो यवीयानपि यो द्विजस्य शुश्रूषया दानपरायण: स्यात्
sarvān upāyān atha sampradhārya samuddharet svasya kulasya tantram | jyeṣṭho yavīyān api yo dvijasya śuśrūṣayā dānaparāyaṇaḥ syāt |
ビーシュマは言った。「あらゆる方策を慎重に量ったうえで、人は自らの家系の定められた秩序と継承を支え、回復せねばならぬ。たとえ年長であっても、『再生者（ドヴィジャ）』の階層に属さぬ者は、婆羅門・クシャトリヤ・ヴァイシャより下位、すなわち年少と見なされる。ゆえに三つの上位ヴァルナに仕え、施与に堅くあれ。」
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
One should preserve and uplift one’s family tradition through prudent, well-considered means, and practice dharma through service and generosity—especially emphasizing śuśrūṣā (respectful service) and dāna (charity) as stabilizing virtues within the social order described.
In the Anuśāsana Parva’s instruction section, Bhīṣma continues advising on righteous conduct. Here he frames guidance about maintaining lineage and proper social duties, stating that those outside the dvija classes are treated as junior to the three varṇas and should therefore support them through service and charitable disposition.