Shloka 93
Adharmic Victory as Unstable; Rules of Restraint, Mediation, and Conciliation (अधर्मविजय-अध्रुवत्व तथा क्षमा-नयः)
असंख्येयस्तदूर्ध्व स्थादनादेयश्व संसदि । इन दोनोंमेंसे जो कोई भी पक्ष ब्राह्मणका तिरस्कार करता है, वह सनातनकालसे चली आयी हुई मर्यादाको तोड़ता है। यदि अपनेको क्षत्रिय कहनेवाला अधम योद्धा उस मर्यादाका उल्लंघन कर ही डाले तो उसके बादसे उसे क्षत्रियजातिके अंदर नहीं गिनना चाहिये और क्षत्रियोंकी सभामें उसे स्थान भी नहीं देना चाहिये
asaṅkhyeyas tadūrdhva sthād anādeyaś ca saṃsadi |
Bhīṣma disse: “Tal pessoa torna-se além de toda conta e, daí em diante, não deve ser aceita na assembleia. Quem, de qualquer dos dois lados, demonstrar desprezo por um brâmane rompe o antigo e venerável limite de conduta. E se um guerreiro vil, que se diz kshatriya, violar essa norma estabelecida, então, a partir desse momento, não deve ser contado entre os kshatriyas, nem lhe deve ser concedido assento no conselho dos kshatriyas.”
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Respect for Brahmins is presented as a foundational, ancient norm of social and moral order; violating it—especially by one claiming Kshatriya status—nullifies one’s standing in the Kshatriya community and disqualifies one from participation in its assemblies.
In Bhishma’s instruction discourse in the Shanti Parva, he lays down a rule of communal and political ethics: contempt toward Brahmins is a breach of established tradition, and a Kshatriya who commits such a breach should be socially and institutionally excluded (not counted among Kshatriyas and denied a seat in their council).