Shloka 2
Brāhmaṇa-bheda-nirṇaya and Rājā’s Regulatory Duties (ब्राह्मणभेदनिर्णयः)
भीष्म उवाच विद्यालक्षणसम्पन्ना: सर्वत्र समदर्शिन: । एते ब्रह्मसमा राजन ब्राह्म॒णा: परिकीर्तिता:
bhīṣma uvāca
vidyā-lakṣaṇa-sampannāḥ sarvatra sama-darśinaḥ |
ete brahma-samā rājan brāhmaṇāḥ parikīrtitāḥ ||
ພີດສະມະກ່າວວ່າ: “ໂອ ພຣະຣາຊາ, ພຣາຫມະນຜູ້ພ້ອມດ້ວຍວິຊາຄວາມຮູ້ ແລະຄຸນລັກສະນະອັນດີ ມອງເຫັນສັດທັງປວງດ້ວຍສາຍຕາເທົ່າທຽມ—ພຣາຫມະນເຊັ່ນນັ້ນ ຖືກກ່າວຂານວ່າເທົ່າທຽມກັບ ພຣະພຣົມ (ພຣະບຣະຫມາ) ເອງ.”
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
True greatness is defined not merely by birth or status but by learning joined with noble qualities and an equal, impartial vision toward all; such a person is honored as ‘Brahmā-like’.
In the Śānti Parva dialogue, Bhīṣma instructs King Yudhiṣṭhira on dharma and social-ethical ideals, here describing the traits by which exemplary Brahmins are recognized and revered.