Shloka 145
ज्येष्ठ-कनिष्ठ-धर्मः — Duties of Elders and Juniors
Anuśāsana-parva 108
नरश्रेष्ठ) माता-पिता और गुरुजनोंकी आज्ञाका अविलम्ब पालन करना चाहिये। इनकी आज्ञा हितकर है या अहितकर, इसका विचार नहीं करना चाहिये ।।
bhīṣma uvāca | narāśreṣṭha, mātā-pitarau ca gurujanānāṃ ca ājñāyā avilambaṃ pālanaṃ kartavyam | eṣām ājñā hitakarī vā ahitakarī veti vicāro na kartavyaḥ || dhanurvede ca vede ca yatnaḥ kāryo narādhipa | hastipṛṣṭhe aśvapṛṣṭhe ca rathacaryāsu caiva ha || nareśvara, kṣatriyeṇa dhanurveda-vedādhyayanayoḥ kṛte yatnaḥ kartavyaḥ | rājendra, tvaṃ hastyaśva-vāhana-kalāyāṃ ratha-hākanāyāṃ ca nipuṇatāṃ prāptuṃ prayatnasva; yataḥ yatnavān puruṣaḥ sukhena unnatiśīlo bhavati, sa śatrūṇāṃ svajanānāṃ bhṛtyānāṃ ca durdharṣo bhavati ||
Wika ni Bhishma: “O pinakamainam sa mga tao, dapat sundin agad—nang walang pag-aatubili—ang utos ng ina, ama, at ng mga nakatatanda/guro. Huwag paghatulan kung ang utos ay kapaki-pakinabang o nakapipinsala. At, O panginoon ng mga tao, ang isang kshatriya ay dapat magsikap sa Dhanurveda (agham ng pana at sandata) at sa pag-aaral ng Veda. O hari, pag-ukulan mo ng pagsisikap ang pagkamahusay sa pagsakay sa elepante at kabayo at sa sining ng pagmamaneho ng karwaheng pandigma; sapagkat ang taong masikap ay umaangat nang may ginhawa, at nagiging kakila-kilabot—sa mga kaaway, sa sariling mga tao, at maging sa mga lingkod.”
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Immediate obedience to parents and revered elders is presented as a foundational duty, and for a kshatriya, disciplined effort in both sacred learning (Vedic study) and practical martial skills (archery, riding, chariot-driving) is essential; sustained effort leads to prosperity and formidable capability.
Bhishma, in his role as moral instructor, is giving prescriptive counsel on conduct and training: he urges prompt compliance with parental/elder authority and outlines the educational and military disciplines a king or kshatriya should cultivate to become effective and respected.