Shloka 6
Adhyāya 9: Pratiśruta-Dāna
The Duty to Fulfill Promised Gifts
अथैतद् वचन प्राहुर्धर्मशास्त्रविदो जना: । निशम्य भरतश्रेष्ठ बुद्ध्या परमयुक्तया,भरतश्रेष्ठ! धर्मशास्त्रके ज्ञाता मनुष्य अपनी परम योगयुक्त बुद्धिसे विचार करके यह उपर्युक्त बात कहते हैं
athaitad vacanaṃ prāhur dharmaśāstravido janāḥ | niśamya bharataśreṣṭha buddhyā paramayuktayā ||
भीष्म म्हणाले— हे भरतश्रेष्ठ! हे ऐकून धर्मशास्त्र जाणणारे लोक परम संयमयुक्त, सुयोग्य बुद्धीने विचार करून असेच म्हणतात.
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Ethical conclusions should be grounded in śāstra-informed reasoning: those who know Dharmaśāstra speak after attentive listening and careful reflection with a disciplined intellect.
Bhishma continues instructing Yudhiṣṭhira, invoking the authority of Dharmaśāstra experts and presenting their considered judgment on the matter just discussed.