Shloka 5
नारद–असित (देवल) संवादः — भूतप्रभवाप्यय, इन्द्रिय-गुण-विवेक, क्षेत्रज्ञ-तत्त्व
अत्राप्युदाहरन्तीममितिहासं पुरातनम् । कपिलस्य गोश्व॒ संवाद तन्निबोध युधिष्ठिर
atrāpy udāharantīmam itihāsaṁ purātanam | kapilasya gośva-saṁvādaṁ tan nibodha yudhiṣṭhira ||
«ທີ່ນີ້ອີກດ້ວຍ ຂ້ອຍຈະຍົກເອົານິທານບູຮານມາເປັນຕົວຢ່າງ. ໂອ ຢຸທິສຖິຣະ, ຈົ່ງຟັງຢ່າງໃສ່ໃຈ ບົດສົນທະນາລະຫວ່າງ ກະປິລະ ແລະ ງົວກັບມ້າ—ເປັນເລື່ອງສອນທີ່ຍົກຂຶ້ນເພື່ອສ່ອງແສງແກ່ທຳ»
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Bhīṣma signals that dharma is best clarified through time-tested exemplars: an ancient itihāsa is introduced so that Yudhiṣṭhira may grasp ethical principles through a concrete dialogue rather than abstract theory.
Bhīṣma, addressing Yudhiṣṭhira, announces that he will now relate an old illustrative story—specifically, a dialogue involving the sage Kapila and the cow and horse—and urges Yudhiṣṭhira to listen carefully.