Shloka 5
उक्ता धर्मा ये पुराणे महान्तो राजन विप्राणां क्षत्रियाणां विशां च । तथा शूद्राणां धर्ममुपासते च शेषं कृष्णादुपशिक्षस्व पार्थ
uktā dharmā ye purāṇe mahānto rājan viprāṇāṃ kṣatriyāṇāṃ viśāṃ ca | tathā śūdrāṇāṃ dharmam upāsate ca śeṣaṃ kṛṣṇād upaśikṣasva pārtha pārtha ||
Bhīṣma disse: “Ó Rei, expus os grandes dharmas ensinados pela tradição antiga—os dos brāhmaṇas, dos kṣatriyas, dos vaiśyas e também dos śūdras—e igualmente os deveres que pessoas de todas as classes reverenciam e praticam. O que ainda restar por saber, ó Pārtha, aprende o restante com Krishna.”
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Bhishma affirms that he has already explained the traditional duties (dharma) for all four varnas and the forms of observance people follow; for any remaining doubts, the listener should seek further instruction from Krishna, acknowledging Krishna as a supreme and reliable source of guidance.
In the Anushasana Parva’s extended instruction section, Bhishma is concluding a portion of his discourse on social and ethical duties. He tells the king that the main teachings have been delivered and directs that any remaining matters be learned from Krishna, shifting authority from Bhishma’s counsel to Krishna’s guidance.