Mahabharata — Anushasana Parva, Shloka 66
Adhyāya 119: Vyāsa–Kīṭa-saṃvāda
Tapas-bala and karmic ascent across yoni
इक्ष्वाकुणा शम्भुना च श्वेतेन सगरेण च | अजेन धुन्धुना चैव तथैव च सुबाहुना
ikṣvākuṇā śambhunā ca śvetena sagareṇa ca | ajena dhundhunā caiva tathaiva ca subāhunā
ພີສະມະ ກ່າວວ່າ: «(ປະເພນີ/ທຳນຽມແຫ່ງທຳນີ້) ໄດ້ຖືກຮັກສາໄວ້ໂດຍ ອິກຊະວາກຸ (Ikṣvāku), ໂດຍ ຊຳບູ (Śambhu), ໂດຍ ຊະເວຕະ (Śveta), ໂດຍ ສະກະຣະ (Sagara); ແລະດັ່ງດຽວກັນ ໂດຍ ອະຈະ (Aja) ແລະ ທຸນທຸ (Dhundhu), ພ້ອມທັງ ສຸບາຫຸ (Subāhu)»។
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Ethical norms (dharma), especially for rulers, gain persuasive force when grounded in the conduct of revered predecessors; the verse appeals to lineage-based exemplars to reinforce continuity of righteous practice.
Bhīṣma is listing notable kings—Ikṣvāku, Śambhu, Śveta, Sagara, Aja, Dhundhu, and Subāhu—as authoritative exemplars, likely to support a point about established royal conduct or a long-standing tradition within a famed dynasty.