Shloka 52
न जातु त्वमिति ब्रूयादापन्नो5पि महत्तरम् | त्वंकारो वा वधो वेति विद्वत्सु न विशिष्यते
na jātu tvam iti brūyād āpanno 'pi mahattaram | tvaṃkāro vā vadho veti vidvatsu na viśiṣyate, yudhiṣṭhira |
بھیشم نے فرمایا—اے یُدھشٹھِر! بڑے سے بڑے مصیبت میں بھی کسی برتر شخص کو ‘تم’ کہہ کر (بےتکلفی سے) مخاطب نہ کرنا۔ اہلِ دانش کے نزدیک ایسی ‘تْوَم’ والی بےادبی اور صریح ایذا رسانی میں کوئی خاص فرق نہیں۔
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
One must maintain respectful forms of address toward elders and superiors; insulting speech—especially the undue familiar ‘tvam’—is treated by the wise as a grave offense, comparable in moral weight to physical harm.
In the Anuśāsana Parva’s instruction section, Bhīṣma continues advising King Yudhiṣṭhira on dharma and proper conduct, here emphasizing verbal discipline and the ethical seriousness of disrespectful address toward the worthy.