Adharmic Victory as Unstable; Rules of Restraint, Mediation, and Conciliation (अधर्मविजय-अध्रुवत्व तथा क्षमा-नयः)
असंख्येयस्तदूर्ध्व स्थादनादेयश्व संसदि । इन दोनोंमेंसे जो कोई भी पक्ष ब्राह्मणका तिरस्कार करता है
asaṅkhyeyas tadūrdhva sthād anādeyaś ca saṃsadi |
ビーシュマは言った。「そのような者は数にも入らぬ者となり、その時より後、 सभा(議会)に受け入れてはならぬ。両陣営のいずれであれ、婆羅門を侮る者は、古来より守られてきた行いの境界を破るのである。もし自らをクシャトリヤ(Kṣatriya)と称する卑しき戦士がその定めを犯すなら、その後はクシャトリヤのうちに数えるべきではなく、クシャトリヤの評議の座を与えてもならぬ。」
भीष्म उवाच
Respect for Brahmins is presented as a foundational, ancient norm of social and moral order; violating it—especially by one claiming Kshatriya status—nullifies one’s standing in the Kshatriya community and disqualifies one from participation in its assemblies.
In Bhishma’s instruction discourse in the Shanti Parva, he lays down a rule of communal and political ethics: contempt toward Brahmins is a breach of established tradition, and a Kshatriya who commits such a breach should be socially and institutionally excluded (not counted among Kshatriyas and denied a seat in their council).