Shloka 20
स्त्रीस्वभावप्रश्नः — Nārada and Pañcacūḍā on Strī-svabhāva
Anuśāsana-parva 38
अशव्यं स्प्रष्टमाकाशमचाल्यो हिमवान् गिरि: | अधार्या सेतुना गड्ढा दुर्जया ब्राह्मणा भुवि
bhīṣma uvāca | aśavyaṃ spraṣṭum ākāśam acālyo himavān giriḥ | adhāryā setunā gaḍḍhā durjayā brāhmaṇā bhuvi ||
ພີດສະມະກ່າວວ່າ: ບໍ່ອາດແຕະຟ້າໄດ້; ພູຫິມາລະຍະບໍ່ອາດຖືກສັ່ນໃຫ້ເຄື່ອນ; ແລະຫວ່າງເຫວລຶກກໍບໍ່ອາດກັ້ນໄດ້ດ້ວຍການສ້າງເຂື່ອນ. ດັ່ງນັ້ນເຊັ່ນກັນ ໃນແຜ່ນດິນນີ້ ພຣາຫມັນ (Brāhmaṇa) ບໍ່ອາດຖືກພິຊິດໄດ້ເລີຍ—ບໍ່ຄວນຫາທາງກົດຂີ່ ແຕ່ຄວນເຄົາລົບ ແລະອຸປະຖຳຕາມທຳມະ.
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Bhīṣma teaches that Brāhmaṇas, as bearers of sacred learning and moral authority, should not be treated as opponents to be subdued; attempting to 'conquer' them is portrayed as futile and adharma, like trying to touch the sky or shake the Himālaya.
In Anuśāsana Parva’s instruction section, Bhīṣma delivers moral counsel using a chain of impossibility-similes (sky, Himālaya, ravine restrained by a dam) to emphasize the social-ethical point that Brāhmaṇas are not to be overpowered and must be respected.