Karma-Phala Rahasya and the Ethics of Dāna (कर्मफल-रहस्यं दानधर्मश्च)
इत्येतदृषिणा प्रोक्तमुक्तवानस्मि यद् विभो । शुभाशुभफलप्राप्ती किमत: श्रोतुमिच्छसि
ity etad ṛṣiṇā proktam uktavān asmi yad vibho | śubhāśubha-phala-prāptī kim ataḥ śrotum icchasi ||
ភីṣ្មៈបានមានព្រះវាចា៖ «ឱ មហាបុរស! ខ្ញុំបានប្រាប់អស់ហើយ នូវអ្វីដែលឥសីបានប្រកាស។ អំពីការទទួលផលល្អ និងផលអាក្រក់ តើអ្នកចង់ស្តាប់អ្វីទៀត?»
भीष्म उवाच
Bhīṣma signals the completion of a sage-derived instruction and frames it in terms of karma-phala: actions lead to auspicious or inauspicious results; he invites the listener to ask what further clarification is desired.
In the ongoing instruction, Bhīṣma concludes a cited teaching attributed to a ṛṣi and turns back to the interlocutor, asking what additional points about the gaining of good and bad outcomes the listener wants to hear next.