Shloka 6
Virūpākṣa’s Dāna and Gautama’s Burden — the approach of Rājadharma
सर्वातिशड्की पुरुषो बलीश: कृपणो5थवा । वर्गप्रशंसी सततमाश्रमद्वेषसंकरी
sarvātiśaṅkī puruṣo balīśaḥ kṛpaṇo ’thavā | varga-praśaṁsī satatam āśrama-dveṣa-saṅkarī ||
Wika ni Bhishma: “O hari, ang taong nilalamon ng labis na pagdududa—mangmang at hamak—na palaging pumupuri lamang sa sarili niyang pangkat, may poot sa mga āśrama (mga itinakdang disiplina at yugto ng buhay), at nagtataguyod ng kaguluhang panlipunan na sumisira sa wastong kaayusan: ang gayong tao ay dapat makilalang hilig sa malupit at di-matuwid na asal.”
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Bhīṣma identifies inner dispositions that lead to nṛśaṃsa (cruel, unrighteous) behavior: chronic suspicion, foolishness, miserliness, factional self-praise, hostility to the āśrama-based disciplines of life, and actions that create social confusion. The verse teaches that ethical collapse is rooted in character traits, not merely isolated acts.
In Śānti Parva, Bhīṣma instructs King Yudhiṣṭhira on dharma after the war. Here he continues a diagnostic list of traits by which one can recognize a person inclined toward harmful and cruel conduct, warning the king about such dispositions in society and governance.