Shloka 11
Śakra–Śambara Saṃvāda: Brāhmaṇa-sevā, Anasūyā, and Vāg-bala (शक्रशम्बरसंवादः)
प्रसह्मकारिण: केचित् कार्पासमृदवो परे । (मान्यास्तेषां साधवो ये न निन्द्याश्षाप्पसाधव: ।) सन्ति चैषामतिशठास्तथैवान्ये तपस्विन:
prasahmakāriṇaḥ kecit kārpāsamṛdavo pare | mānyās teṣāṃ sādhavo ye na nindyāś cāpy asādhavaḥ | santi caiṣām atiśaṭhās tathaivānye tapasvinaḥ ||
毗湿摩说道：“他们之中，有的行事强硬粗厉，有的却柔软如棉。真正贤善者当受敬奉；然而即便不贤者，也不应加以辱骂。诚然，在这些婆罗门中，有的极其狡诈，也同样有的是伟大的苦行者。”
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Bhishma teaches discernment with restraint: honor those who are genuinely virtuous, but avoid harsh condemnation even of the unvirtuous; within any revered social group there can be both deceitful people and true ascetics.
In Anushasana Parva, Bhishma continues instructing Yudhishthira on dharma. Here he describes the mixed nature of Brahmins—some harsh, some gentle, some deceitful, some austere—and advises how one should respond ethically, especially regarding respect and speech.