Shloka 6
Virūpākṣa’s Dāna and Gautama’s Burden — the approach of Rājadharma
सर्वातिशड्की पुरुषो बलीश: कृपणो5थवा । वर्गप्रशंसी सततमाश्रमद्वेषसंकरी
sarvātiśaṅkī puruṣo balīśaḥ kṛpaṇo ’thavā | varga-praśaṁsī satatam āśrama-dveṣa-saṅkarī ||
毗湿摩说道：“大王啊，那被过度疑惧所吞噬的人——愚昧而卑鄙——常常只称颂自己的小圈子，怀恨诸阿湿罗摩（人生诸阶段之正当修持），并鼓动足以破坏正当秩序的社会混乱与杂糅；此人当被识为倾向残酷与不义之行。”
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Bhīṣma identifies inner dispositions that lead to nṛśaṃsa (cruel, unrighteous) behavior: chronic suspicion, foolishness, miserliness, factional self-praise, hostility to the āśrama-based disciplines of life, and actions that create social confusion. The verse teaches that ethical collapse is rooted in character traits, not merely isolated acts.
In Śānti Parva, Bhīṣma instructs King Yudhiṣṭhira on dharma after the war. Here he continues a diagnostic list of traits by which one can recognize a person inclined toward harmful and cruel conduct, warning the king about such dispositions in society and governance.