Shloka 78
Dama-pradhāna-dharma (Self-restraint as the Root of Dharma) — Śānti-parva 154
अहं च क्रोष्टकश्चैव यूयं ये चास्य बान्धवा:
ahaṃ ca kroṣṭakaś caiva yūyaṃ ye cāsya bāndhavāḥ
ஜம்பூகன் கூறினான்—நானும் க்ரோஷ்டகனும், மேலும் நீங்கள் அனைவரும்—அவனுடைய உறவினர்கள்.
जम्बुक उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse foregrounds kinship and association (“I… Kroṣṭaka… you who are his relatives”), preparing an ethical point common in Śānti Parva: relationships create obligations, and one’s conduct is judged not only individually but also in relation to one’s social bonds and responsibilities.
Jambuka is speaking in dialogue and is identifying the group involved—himself, Kroṣṭaka, and those who are Kroṣṭaka’s relatives—clarifying who is included in the discussion or situation before the argument or instruction proceeds.