Shloka 3
Āpad-dharma and Discernment in Livelihood (आपद्धर्मे विज्ञानबलम्)
भीष्म उवाच अत्राप्युदाहरन्तीममितिहासं पुरातनम् । गौतमस्य च संवादं यमस्य च महात्मन:
bhīṣma uvāca | atrāpy udāharantīmam itihāsaṁ purātanam | gautamasya ca saṁvādaṁ yamasya ca mahātmanaḥ ||
ພີສະມະ ກ່າວວ່າ: “ຢຸທິສຖິຣະ, ໃນເລື່ອງທັມນີ້ດ້ວຍ ບັນດາຜູ້ຮູ້ຍ່ອມຍົກຕົວຢ່າງຈາກປະຫວັດເກົ່າແກ່: ເປັນເລື່ອງບູຮານໃນຮູບແບບສົນທະນາລະຫວ່າງ ໂກຕະມະ ແລະ ຍະມະ ຜູ້ມີຈິດໃຫຍ່.”
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
That questions of dharma are clarified through authoritative precedents: the tradition preserves instructive dialogues (itihāsa) that the wise cite to illuminate ethical duty.
Bhishma signals a shift into an illustrative story: he introduces an ancient dialogue between the sage Gautama and Yama, which will serve as an example to explain the dharma under discussion.