Shloka 41
Dāyavibhāga (Inheritance Apportionment) and Household Precedence — Dialogue of Yudhiṣṭhira and Bhīṣma
अतीव हास्य धर्मेच्छा पितुर्मेडभ्यधिका भवत् । ततो5हमन्रुवं राजन्नाचारेप्सुरिदं वच: । आचार ं तत्त्वतो वेत्तुमिच्छामि च पुन: पुन:
atīva hāsya dharmecchā pitur meḍabhyadhikā bhavat | tato 'ham anruvaṁ rājann ācārepsur idaṁ vacaḥ | ācāraṁ tattvato vettum icchāmi ca punaḥ punaḥ |
ພີສະມະກ່າວວ່າ: «ຄວາມປາຖະໜາຂອງລຸງຂ້າໃນການຮັກສາທຳມະນັ້ນແຮງກ້າຢ່າງຍິ່ງ—ແຮງກວ່າບິດາຂ້າເສຍອີກ. ດັ່ງນັ້ນ ໂອ ພະຣາຊາ, ເພາະປາຖະໜາຈະເຂົ້າໃຈຈາຣີດປະເພນີ ຂ້າຈຶ່ງໄດ້ກ່າວວ່າ: ‘ພໍ່ເອີຍ, ຂ້າປາຖະໜາຈະຮູ້ໃຫ້ແນ່ຊັດ—ຊ້ຳແລ້ວຊ້ຳອີກ—ວ່າ ກົດເກນຈາຣີດດັ້ງເດີມທີ່ແທ້ຈິງໃນເລື່ອງນີ້ແມ່ນຫຍັງ?’»។
भीष्य उवाच
Educational Q&A
When dharma is disputed or emotionally charged, one should seek clarity about established ācāra (recognized norms of conduct) and understand it ‘tattvataḥ’—accurately and in principle—rather than acting on impulse or partial opinion.
Bhishma recounts a situation where his paternal uncle presses strongly for strict adherence to dharma. In response, Bhishma says he addressed his father, asking repeatedly for a precise explanation of what the accepted traditional conduct (ācāra) is in that specific matter.