Mahabharata — Shanti Parva, Shloka 8
अव्यक्त-मानस-सृष्टिवादः
Doctrine of Creation from the Unmanifest ‘Mānasa’
अत्राप्युदाहरन्तीममितिहासं पुरातनम् । यथा सेनजित विप्र: कश्रिदेत्याब्रवीत् सुहत्ू
atrāpy udāharantīmam itihāsaṁ purātanam | yathā senajit vipraḥ kaścid etyābravīt suhṛt ||
«នៅទីនេះផងដែរ អ្នកមានប្រាជ្ញាបានលើកយកឧទាហរណ៍ប្រវត្តិសាស្ត្របុរាណមួយ៖ ដូចដែលព្រះព្រាហ្មណ៍ម្នាក់—មានចិត្តសប្បុរសដូចមិត្ត—បានមកជួបព្រះបាទ សេនជិត ហើយថ្លែងព្រះបន្ទូលណែនាំអំពីរឿងនេះ»។
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Bhishma signals that ethical instruction is best grounded in precedent: an ancient itihasa is introduced to clarify the dharmic point through a concrete example of a well-wisher advising a king.
Bhishma begins an illustrative story, saying that learned people recount an old historical episode in which a Brahmin, acting as a friend and benefactor, approaches King Senajit and offers guidance on the issue under discussion.
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