Shloka 80
Vyāghra–Gomāyu Saṃvāda (व्याघ्रगोमायु संवाद) — Testing Character Beneath Appearances
अवमानेन युक्तस्य स्थानभ्रष्टस्य वा पुन: । कथं यास्यसि विश्वासमहं तिष्ठामि वा कथम्
avamānena yuktasya sthānabhraṣṭasya vā punaḥ | kathaṃ yāsyasi viśvāsaṃ ahaṃ tiṣṭhāmi vā katham ||
Bhishma bersabda: “Seseorang yang dibebani kehinaan, atau sekali lagi disingkirkan daripada kedudukan yang sepatutnya, bagaimana mungkin dapat sampai kepada kepercayaan? Dan dalam keadaan demikian, bagaimana pula aku dapat berdiri teguh dan aman?”
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Humiliation and loss of rightful standing corrode trust and inner stability; ethical governance should avoid dishonoring or unjustly displacing people, because social confidence and personal steadiness depend on dignity and secure status.
In the instruction-filled Shānti Parva, Bhīṣma is speaking as a counselor on dharma and statecraft, reflecting on the psychological and moral consequences of dishonor and dispossession—questioning how trust can arise, and how one can remain firm, when a person has been shamed or stripped of position.