त॑ चेद् द्विजमुपागच्छेद् वर्तमानं स्वकर्मणि । अकुर्वाणं विकर्माणि शान्तं प्रज्ञानतर्पितम्
taṁ ced dvijam upāgacched vartamānaṁ svakarmaṇi | akurvāṇaṁ vikarmāṇi śāntaṁ prajñāna-tarpitam ||
ビーシュマは言った。「もし人が、己の定められた務めに堅く励む二度生まれ(ドヴィジャ)に近づくなら――禁じられた行いをせず、静謐で、智慧によって心が養われ満ち足りている者――その人をこそ、求めて教えを受けるに足る者と知るべきである。」
भीष्म उवाच
A person becomes worthy of approach and learning when he is steady in his own prescribed duty (svadharma), avoids prohibited conduct (vikarma), remains tranquil, and is inwardly fulfilled by wisdom rather than by restless desire.
In Śānti Parva, Bhīṣma is instructing Yudhiṣṭhira on dharma and right conduct. Here he describes the marks of a disciplined ‘dvija’—a model of ethical steadiness and wisdom—implying such a person is fit to be sought out for guidance.