Shloka 5
आपद्धर्मे कोशबलन्यायः | Treasury, Force, and Crisis-Ethics for the King
अदूरादाश्रमं कज्चिद् वासार्थमगमं तदा,उसके बाद वहाँसे निकट ही एक-दूसरे आश्रममें मैं ठहरनेके लिये गया। वहाँ मुझे तनु नामवाले एक तपोधन ऋषि आते दिखायी दिये, जो चीर और मृगचर्म धारण किये हुए थे। उनका शरीर बहुत ऊँचा और अत्यन्त दुर्बल था
adūrād āśramaṃ kaścid vāsārtham agamaṃ tadā |
Wika ni Bhīṣma: “Pagkaraan, hindi kalayuan mula roon, nagtungo ako sa isang ashram upang humanap ng matutuluyan. Doon ay nakita ko ang isang dakilang rishi na bantog sa matinding tapas, na ang pangalan ay Tanu, na papalapit—nakasuot ng kasuotang mula sa balat ng punò at may balát ng usa. Napakatangkad ng kaniyang katawan at lubhang payat.”
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse sets an ethical frame: true spiritual authority is marked by austerity and simplicity. By introducing an emaciated, disciplined sage, the narrative signals that forthcoming counsel is grounded in tapas (self-restraint) rather than worldly power.
Bhīṣma narrates that he goes to a nearby hermitage to stay and encounters the ascetic sage Tanu, identifiable by bark-garments and deer-skin and by his tall, extremely lean body—preparing the scene for instruction or dialogue.