Shloka 8
Prajñā as Pratiṣṭhā — Indra–Kāśyapa Saṃvāda (Śānti-parva 12.173)
स्वाध्यायेन वियुक्तो हि ब्रह्म॒वर्चसवर्जित: । तद्व्र॒तस्तत्र मे शंका हन्यात् तं॑ स द्विजाधम:,“वह अधम ब्राह्मण गौतम स्वाध्यायरहित और ब्रह्मतेजसे शून्य था तथा हिंसक जान पड़ता था। उसीपर मेरा संदेह है। कहीं वह मेरे मित्रको मार न डाले
svādhyāyena viyukto hi brahmavarcasa-varjitaḥ | tadvratas tatra me śaṅkā hanyāt taṃ sa dvijādhamaḥ ||
ビーシュマは言った。「彼はスヴァーディヤーヤ（自らの学習・聖典誦習）を欠き、ブラーフマナの光輝を失っていた。その振る舞いはそのような道へ傾いているように見える。ゆえに私は彼を疑う――あの卑しきバラモンが、我が友を殺さぬようにと。」
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse links ethical reliability to disciplined learning: one who abandons svādhyāya and lacks brahmavarcasa (the moral-spiritual authority born of Vedic discipline) is portrayed as prone to harmful conduct, and thus becomes an object of justified caution.
Bhishma expresses apprehension about an unworthy Brahmin whose lack of Vedic study and spiritual radiance makes him seem violent; Bhishma fears that this person may harm (even kill) Bhishma’s friend.