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शान्ति पर्व (अध्याय 38): युधिष्ठिरस्य राजधर्म-जिज्ञासा तथा भीष्मोपसर्पण-प्रस्तावना | Shanti Parva Chapter 38: Yudhishthira’s Inquiry into Rajadharma and the Prelude to Approaching Bhishma
तांस्तु वै पूजयामास कौन्तेयो विधिवद् द्विजान् | धौम्यं गुरु पुरस्कृत्य ज्येष्ठं पितरमेव च,कुन्तीकुमार युधिष्ठिरने गुरु धौम्य तथा ताऊ धृतराष्ट्रको आगे करके उन सभी ब्राह्मणोंका विधिपूर्वक पूजन किया
tāṁs tu vai pūjayāmāsa kaunteyo vidhivad dvijān | dhaumyaṁ guru-puraskṛtya jyeṣṭhaṁ pitaram eva ca ||
毗耶娑之弟子毗舍摩波耶那说道：随后，昆蒂之子（坚战）依照正当的仪轨与习俗，恭敬供养诸位“再生者”婆罗门，将其师陀乌弥耶置于首位，并同样优先礼敬那位最年长、如父之长者。此景彰显“法”（dharma）的伦理：敬师、尊长、崇贤并非徒具形式，而是正义治国与自我克制的自觉实践。
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Dharma is expressed through disciplined reverence: honoring the learned (dvijas), giving precedence to one’s guru, and respecting elders/father-figures. Proper conduct (vidhivat) is presented as an ethical foundation for righteous leadership.
Yudhiṣṭhira formally performs due honors to assembled brāhmaṇas, explicitly placing his preceptor Dhaumya at the forefront and also honoring the senior-most elder regarded as a father-figure.