Shloka 2
Ajagara-vrata (The ‘Python’ Discipline): Prahrāda Questions a Wandering Sage
पृष्टश्न गोत्रचरणं स्वाध्यायं ब्रह्मचारिकम् । न तत्र व्याजहारान्यद् गोत्रमात्रादृते द्विज:
pṛṣṭaś ca gotracaraṇaṃ svādhyāyaṃ brahmacārikam | na tatra vyājahārānyad gotramātrād ṛte dvijaḥ ||
ビーシュマは言った。彼のゴートラ（氏族）、ヴェーダの学派と規律、そして梵行（ブラフマチャリヤ）を守りつつ行ったスヴァーディヤーヤ（自習）について問われたとき、その二度生まれの者は、氏族名以外には何ひとつ語らなかった。（すなわち、学びと行いの詳細を伏せたのである。）
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights restraint in self-presentation: even when asked about learning and discipline, the dvija reveals only his lineage. In the ethical frame of Śānti Parva, this can point to humility, guarded speech, or the idea that mere claims of learning are secondary to conduct and context.
A person is questioned about his gotra (lineage), Vedic school (caraṇa/śākhā), and his svādhyāya performed under brahmacarya. He responds minimally, stating only his gotra and withholding further details.