Shloka 15
Vipulopākhyāna—Ruci-rakṣā and Śakra’s Māyā (विपुलोपाख्यानम्—रुचिरक्षणं शक्रमाया च)
यथा श्वा भषितुं चैव हन्तुं चैवावसज्जते । एवं सम्भाषणार्थाय सर्वशास्त्रवधाय च
yathā śvā bhaṣituṃ caiva hantuṃ caivāvasajjate | evaṃ sambhāṣaṇārthāya sarvaśāstravadhāya ca ||
ଭୀଷ୍ମ କହିଲେ—ଯେପରି କୁକୁର ଭୁଁକିବା ଓ କାମୁଡ଼ିବା ପାଇଁ ନିକଟକୁ ଆସେ, ସେପରି ଏମିତି ଲୋକ କେବଳ ତର୍କ ପାଇଁ ଓ ସମସ୍ତ ଶାସ୍ତ୍ରକୁ ଖଣ୍ଡନ କରିବା ପାଇଁ ଏଦିକ-ସେଦିକ ଘୁରିବୁଲେ। ଏପରି ଲୋକ ଦାନର ପାତ୍ର ନୁହେଁ।
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Charity should be given with discernment: one who approaches others only to quarrel and to undermine sacred learning is ethically unfit as a recipient, because the gift would support harmful conduct rather than dharma.
In Bhīṣma’s instruction on dharma (especially norms around giving), he illustrates—through the simile of a dog that comes near to bark and bite—the character of a contentious person who seeks debate merely to attack and refute śāstra, and he marks such a person as not deserving of dāna.