Shloka 142
Varṇa-dharma and Rājadharma: Yudhiṣṭhira’s Inquiry and Bhīṣma’s Normative Outline (वर्णधर्म-राजधर्म-प्रश्नोत्तरम्)
वृद्धोपसेवा दानं च शौचमुत्थानमेव च । सर्वभूतानुकम्पा च सर्वमत्रोपवर्णितम्
bhīṣma uvāca | vṛddhopasevā dānaṃ ca śaucam utthānam eva ca | sarvabhūtānukampā ca sarvam atropavarṇitam ||
毗湿摩说道：“奉事长者、布施、清净与勤勉精进——并对一切众生怀抱悲悯——凡此种种，皆在此处有所叙述。”
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Bhishma highlights a cluster of dharmic virtues—reverent service to elders, generosity, purity, energetic effort, and compassion to all beings—as foundational ethical practices, presented as fully expounded within the authoritative teaching under discussion.
In the Shanti Parva’s instruction on dharma, Bhishma continues his discourse to Yudhishthira by enumerating key virtues and indicating that these are comprehensively treated in the referenced body of teaching/tradition.