Shloka 13
कपोत-लुब्धकसंवादः — Hunter’s Remorse and Renunciatory Resolve
अपक्वमतयो मन्दा न जानन्ति यथातथम् | यथा हाराशास्त्रकुशला: सर्वत्रायुक्तिनिछ्ठिता
apakvamatayo mandā na jānanti yathātatham | yathā hāraśāstrakuśalāḥ sarvatrāyuktiniṣṭhitāḥ ||
毗湿摩说道：理解尚未成熟之人——愚钝之辈——不能如实知见真实。正如自称精通论典却无真功夫的人，他们处处执著于不相称、站不住脚的论辩，因此错失本应引导正行的真理。
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Bhishma teaches that ethical clarity depends on mature understanding and sound reasoning; immature minds fail to grasp reality and instead rely on inconsistent arguments, which leads them away from dharma.
In the Shanti Parva’s instruction on dharma and right conduct, Bhishma continues advising Yudhishthira by criticizing shallow, untrained reasoning and emphasizing the need to know things 'as they truly are' (yathātatham).