Shloka 8
कपोत-लुब्धकसंवादः — Hunter’s Remorse and Renunciatory Resolve
अद्वैधज्ञ: पथि द्वैधे संशयं प्राप्तुमहति | बुद्धिद्वेधं वेदितव्यं पुरस्तादेव भारत
Bhīṣma uvāca: advaidhajñaḥ pathi dvaidhe saṁśayaṁ prāptum arhati | buddhidvaidhyaṁ veditavyaṁ purastād eva bhārata ||
毗湿摩说道：不明白“非二”（即不能超越表面矛盾而作辨别）之理的人，一旦走到充满两种对立选择的道路上，便容易陷入疑惑。因此，婆罗多啊，应当预先识别并彻底明了心自身的“两分”——它分裂、摇摆的倾向。（同一行为在某种情境下可被视为法〔dharma〕，在另一情境下却可能成非法〔adharma〕；知此则不致迷乱。）
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Ethical life often presents ‘dvaidhya’—cases where the same act can be judged dharma in one context and adharma in another. If one has not understood this and trained one’s discernment, one will become trapped in doubt at critical moments. Hence Bhishma urges recognizing the intellect’s tendency to waver and preparing clarity beforehand.
In the Shanti Parva, Bhishma instructs Yudhisthira on dharma after the war. Here he warns that practical moral life is not always straightforward; when confronted with conflicting duties, an unprepared person becomes uncertain. Bhishma advises Yudhisthira to understand this duality of judgment in advance.