Shloka 15

न मे पिता प्रियतरो ब्राह्मणेभ्यस्तथाभवत्‌ । न मे पितु: पिता वापि ये चान्येडपि सुहृज्जना:,मेरे पिता भी मुझे ब्राह्मणोंकी अपेक्षा अधिक प्रिय नहीं रहे हैं। पितामह और अन्य सुहृदोंको भी मैंने कभी ब्राह्मणोंसे अधिक प्रिय नहीं समझा है

na me pitā priyataro brāhmaṇebhyas tathābhavat | na me pituḥ pitā vāpi ye cānye ’pi suhṛjjanāḥ |

ภีษมะกล่าวว่า “สำหรับเรา บิดามิได้เป็นที่รักยิ่งกว่าพราหมณ์ทั้งหลายเลย ทั้งปิตามหะหรือญาติผู้หวังดีก็หาได้ยิ่งกว่าพราหมณ์ไม่ เราถือความเคารพต่อพราหมณ์เหนือความผูกพันส่วนตนเสมอ เพราะนี่คือหนทางที่ค้ำจุนธรรม”

not
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
मेof me / my
मे:
Sampradana
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद्
Form—, Genitive, Singular
पिताfather
पिता:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootपितृ
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
प्रियतरःdearer (more dear)
प्रियतरः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootप्रियतर
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
ब्राह्मणेभ्यःthan the Brahmins (from the Brahmins)
ब्राह्मणेभ्यः:
Apadana
TypeNoun
Rootब्राह्मण
FormMasculine, Ablative, Plural
तथाthus / in that way
तथा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतथा
अभवत्was / became
अभवत्:
TypeVerb
Rootभू
FormImperfect (Laṅ), 3rd, Singular
not
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
मेof me / my
मे:
Sampradana
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद्
Form—, Genitive, Singular
पितुःof (my) father
पितुः:
Sampradana
TypeNoun
Rootपितृ
FormMasculine, Genitive, Singular
पिताfather (i.e., grandfather)
पिता:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootपितृ
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
वाor
वा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootवा
अपिalso / even
अपि:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअपि
येwho / those who
ये:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootयद्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
and
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
अन्येother
अन्ये:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootअन्य
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
अपिalso / even
अपि:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअपि
सुहृज्जनाःfriendly people / well-wishers
सुहृज्जनाः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootसुहृज्जन
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural

भीष्म उवाच

B
Bhishma
B
Bhishma's father (Shantanu)
B
Bhishma's paternal grandfather
B
Brahmins

Educational Q&A

Bhishma teaches that reverence for Brahmins and the dharmic order they represent should take precedence over personal affection for even one’s closest relatives; duty and respect for sacred learning are placed above private attachment.

In the Anushasana Parva’s instruction section, Bhishma is explaining values and conduct. Here he underscores his own hierarchy of loyalties: he did not consider his father, grandfather, or other well-wishers dearer than Brahmins, presenting this as a principled commitment to dharma.