Shloka 10
Vyāghra–Gomāyu Saṃvāda (व्याघ्रगोमायु संवाद) — Testing Character Beneath Appearances
तत्समानो भवास्माभिभर्भोज्यं दास्यामहे वयम् | भुड्क्ष्व शौचं परित्यज्य यद्धि भुक्त सदास्तु ते
tatsamāno bhavāsmābhir bhojyaṃ dāsyāmahe vayam | bhuṅkṣva śaucaṃ parityajya yad dhi bhuktaṃ sadāstu te ||
ភីෂ្មៈបានមានប្រសាសន៍ថា៖ «ដូច្នេះ ចូរអ្នករស់នៅដូចជាស្មើនឹងពួកយើង។ ពួកយើងនឹងនាំអាហារឲ្យអ្នក។ ចូរលះបង់ច្បាប់នៃការរឹតត្បិតអំពីភាពបរិសុទ្ធនេះ ហើយស្ងៀមស្ងាត់ញ៉ាំទៅ។ អ្វីដែលជាអាហារប្រពៃណីរបស់ពួកអ្នកតាំងពីដើម—ចូរឲ្យវាជារបស់អ្នកដែរ»។
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Bhishma frames ethical accommodation and social inclusion as more important than rigid ritual scruples: he urges the listener to accept sustenance without anxiety over purity rules, emphasizing practical compassion and equal standing.
Bhishma addresses someone in a vulnerable position and reassures them that they will be treated as an equal and provided food; he instructs them to abandon strict śauca-based hesitation and to eat the customary food associated with their community.