Mahabharata — Anushasana Parva, Shloka 10
त॑ ममानुग्रहकृते दातुमर्हस्यनिन्दित । अनुशासन्तु मां सनन््तो मिथ्योद्वृत्तं त्वदाश्रयम्
taṁ mamānugrahakṛte dātum arhasy anindita | anuśāsantu māṁ santaḥ mithyodvṛttaṁ tvadāśrayam ||
Бхишма сказал: «О безупречный, даруй мне этот дар ради милости ко мне. Если когда-либо я, прибегнув к твоему покровительству, собьюсь на ложный и извращённый путь, пусть добродетельные наставят и исправят меня».
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
A dharmic person should actively seek correction: if one deviates into false conduct, the virtuous should be welcomed as guides who admonish and restore one to the right path.
Bhishma voices a request framed as a boon: he asks that, should he ever go astray while relying on the addressed noble person, the righteous community (santaḥ) may instruct and correct him.