Shloka 9
Adharmic Victory as Unstable; Rules of Restraint, Mediation, and Conciliation (अधर्मविजय-अध्रुवत्व तथा क्षमा-नयः)
मर्यादां शाश्वतीं भिन्द्याद् ब्राह्णं योडभिलड्घयेत् । अथ चेल्लड्घयेदेव मर्यादां क्षत्रियत्रुव:
maryādāṁ śāśvatīṁ bhindyād brāhmaṇaṁ yo 'bhilaṅghayet | atha cel laṅghayed eva maryādāṁ kṣatriya-dhruvaḥ ||
毗湿摩说道：“凡越礼凌辱婆罗门（brāhmaṇa）者，便是破坏正序之永恒界限。若此界限果真被逾越，则恪守本分的刹帝利（kṣatriya）当挺身而出，恢复并守护这道界限。”
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse teaches that violating the rightful limits (maryādā) by disrespecting or oppressing a Brāhmaṇa is a grave breach of enduring moral order, and that the Kṣatriya’s steadfast duty is to uphold and restore that order when it is crossed.
In Śānti Parva, Bhīṣma is instructing Yudhiṣṭhira on dharma and governance. Here he emphasizes the maintenance of social-ethical boundaries and the king/warrior’s responsibility to protect the established order when it is threatened by transgression.