Shloka 10
त॑ ममानुग्रहकृते दातुमर्हस्यनिन्दित । अनुशासन्तु मां सनन््तो मिथ्योद्वृत्तं त्वदाश्रयम्
taṁ mamānugrahakṛte dātum arhasy anindita | anuśāsantu māṁ santaḥ mithyodvṛttaṁ tvadāśrayam ||
Bhishma berkata: “Wahai yang tidak bercela, patutlah engkau mengurniakan anugerah ini sebagai tanda belas kasihan kepadaku. Jika pada suatu ketika aku, yang berlindung dan bersandar kepadamu, tersasar ke dalam tingkah laku palsu dan menyimpang, maka biarlah orang-orang berbudi menasihati serta membetulkanku.”
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
A dharmic person should actively seek correction: if one deviates into false conduct, the virtuous should be welcomed as guides who admonish and restore one to the right path.
Bhishma voices a request framed as a boon: he asks that, should he ever go astray while relying on the addressed noble person, the righteous community (santaḥ) may instruct and correct him.