Shloka 6
भीष्म उवाच ऋतच्विक् पुरोहिताचार्या: शिष्यसम्बन्धिबान्धवा: । सर्वे पूज्याश्व मान्याश्व श्रुतवन्तो5नसूयका:,भीष्मजीने कहा--बेटा! ऋत्विक्, पुरोहित, आचार्य, शिष्य, सम्बन्धी, बान्धव, विद्वान् और दोष-दृष्टिसे रहित पुरुष--ये सभी पूजनीय और माननीय हैं
bhīṣma uvāca | ṛtvijaḥ purohitācāryāḥ śiṣya-sambandhi-bāndhavāḥ | sarve pūjyāś ca mānyāś ca śrutavanto 'nasūyakāḥ ||
Bhīṣma disse: “Meu filho, os sacerdotes oficiantes, o sacerdote doméstico e os mestres; do mesmo modo, os discípulos, os parentes e os do mesmo clã—todos os que são instruídos e livres do hábito de procurar defeitos—devem ser honrados e respeitados.”
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
One should honor those who uphold and transmit dharma—priests and teachers, as well as relational supports like students, relatives, and kinsmen—especially when they are learned and free from a habit of blaming others. Respect is presented as a moral duty grounded in both role (service to dharma) and character (non-envious, non-censorious conduct).
In the Anushasana Parva, Bhishma continues his instruction on right conduct. Here he enumerates categories of people who are to be treated as pūjya and mānya—worthy of reverence and esteem—thereby laying down a practical guideline for ethical social behavior.