Shloka 23
राजधर्मप्रश्नः — Yudhiṣṭhira’s Inquiry into Rājadharma (Śānti-parva 56)
मनुना चैव राजेन्द्र गीतौ श्लोकौ महात्मना । धर्मेषु स्वेषु कौरव्य हृदि तौ कर्तुमहसि
bhīṣma uvāca | manunā caiva rājendra gītau ślokau mahātmanā | dharmeṣu sveṣu kauravya hṛdi tau kartum arhasi |
毗湿摩说道：“噢，诸王之最！大德摩奴曾吟诵两偈，论述各自应尽之本分。噢，俱卢后裔（Kaurava）啊，你当将这两偈铭刻于心——在一切法（dharma）之事上，以之为内在的指引。”
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Bhishma urges the king to internalize authoritative guidance on svadharma—one’s own rightful duties—by holding Manu’s two dharma-verses in the heart as a constant ethical compass.
In the Shanti Parva’s instruction to Yudhishthira after the war, Bhishma continues his discourse on righteous conduct and governance, introducing (or preparing to cite) two verses attributed to Manu and advising the king to adopt them inwardly.