Shloka 19
कपोत-लुब्धकसंवादः — Hunter’s Remorse and Renunciatory Resolve
लोकयात्रामिहैके तु धर्म प्राहुर्मनीषिण: । समुद्दिष्टं सतां धर्म स््वयमूहेत पण्डित:
lokayātrām ihaike tu dharma prāhur manīṣiṇaḥ | samuddiṣṭaṃ satāṃ dharmaḥ svayam ūhet paṇḍitaḥ ||
ພີດສະມະກ່າວວ່າ: ໃນໂລກນີ້ ບາງຄົນຜູ້ຄິດລຶກຊຶ້ງກ່າວວ່າ ຂະບວນປະເພນີທີ່ເຮັດໃຫ້ສັງຄົມດໍາເນີນໄປໄດ້ນັ້ນແມ່ນ ‘ທຳ’ ເອງ. ແຕ່ຜູ້ຮູ້ຈິງຄວນຄິດໄຕ່ຕອງດ້ວຍຕົນເອງ ແລະກໍານົດໃຫ້ແນ່ນອນເຖິງທຳທີ່ສັດບຸລຸດຊີ້ນໍາ—ທຳທີ່ຕັ້ງຢູ່ເທິງຄໍາພີ—ບໍ່ໃຫ້ພຶງພາແຕ່ປະເພນີທີ່ນິຍົມຢູ່ໃນສັງຄົມ.
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Dharma is not to be equated blindly with whatever society happens to practice. A discerning, learned person should reflect and determine true dharma as indicated by the virtuous and grounded in śāstric guidance, using reasoned inquiry (ūha).
In the Śānti Parva’s instruction on dharma, Bhishma advises Yudhiṣṭhira that while some define dharma as mere social convention (lokayātrā), the wise must critically examine and settle what is genuinely righteous according to the standards of the good and the prescriptions of the śāstras.