Shloka 2
भीष्म उवाच अत्र ते वर्तयिष्येडहमितिहासं पुरातनम् । साध्यानामिह संवादं हंसस्य च युधिषछ्िर,भीष्मजीने कहा--युधिष्ठिर! इस विषयमें साध्यगणोंका हंसके साथ जो संवाद हुआ था, वही प्राचीन इतिहास मैं तुम्हें सुना रहा हूँ
bhīṣma uvāca | atra te vartayiṣye 'ham itihāsaṃ purātanam | sādhyānām iha saṃvādaṃ haṃsasya ca yudhiṣṭhira ||
भीष्म म्हणाले— युधिष्ठिर! येथे मी तुला एक प्राचीन इतिहास सांगतो— या विषयात साध्यगण आणि हंस यांचा जो संवाद झाला होता तो.
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse frames ethical instruction through an authoritative ancient exemplum (itihāsa): Bhishma signals that dharma is best understood not only through rules but through reflective dialogue and inherited wisdom, here embodied in the discourse between divine Sādhyas and the discerning Haṃsa.
Bhishma begins a new illustrative episode within the Shanti Parva, telling Yudhishthira that he will narrate an old account—specifically a dialogue involving the Sādhyas and the Haṃsa—setting up a didactic conversation meant to clarify the issue under discussion.