Shloka 10
सर्वे सत्यव्रताश्वैव सर्वे तुल्या महर्षिभि: | श्रीक्षेव रमते तेषु धारयन्ति श्रियं च ते
sarve satyavratāś caiva sarve tulyā maharṣibhiḥ | śrīś caiva ramate teṣu dhārayanti śriyaṃ ca te ||
അവർ എല്ലാവരും സത്യവ്രതധാരികൾ; എല്ലാവരും മഹർഷിമാരോടു തുല്യർ. ശ്രീ അവരിൽ ആനന്ദത്തോടെ വസിക്കുന്നു; അവരും ശ്രീയെ ധരിക്കുന്നു.
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Truthfulness and integrity are presented as foundational virtues: those who are steadfast in truth and comparable to sages naturally become fit abodes of Śrī (prosperity and auspiciousness). Prosperity is not merely possessed; it is sustained by righteous conduct.
Bhishma is characterizing a group being discussed as uniformly virtuous—truth-bound and sage-like—and therefore worthy of prosperity. The statement functions as a moral assessment that questions or frames how others should treat such beings.