Shloka 11
Pātra-Lakṣaṇa and Niścita-Dharma
Marks of a Worthy Recipient and Stable Criteria of Dharma
ऋषिणा प्रसादिता चास्मि तव हेतोर्दविजर्षभ | तस्य सम्माननार्थ मे त्वयि वाक््यं प्रभाषितम्
ṛṣiṇā prasāditā cāsmi tava hetor dvijarṣabha | tasya sammānanārthaṃ me tvayi vākyaṃ prabhāṣitam ||
毗湿摩说道：“噢，婆罗门中最殊胜者，那位仙人正是为你之故而欢悦，并赐我恩泽。因此，为了尊崇他，我才对你说了这些话。”
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse emphasizes gratitude and proper honoring of spiritual authority: Bhishma frames his counsel as offered not for self-display but to respect the sage whose favor was gained, showing that ethical speech should be rooted in reverence and right intention.
Bhishma addresses a Brahmin interlocutor, explaining that a sage had been pleased on the Brahmin’s account; consequently, Bhishma has spoken his words to the Brahmin specifically as an act of honoring that sage.