Bhishma said The first three viz., strangers, relatives and ascetics, when endued with these attributes, viz., purity of birth devotion to religious acts, learning mercy modesty, sincerity and truthfulness, are considered as proper persons. The other two, viz., men of learning and those given to sacrifices when gifted with five of these attributes, viz., purity of birth, mercy, modesty, sincerity, and truthfulness, are also considered as proper persons.
भीष्म उवाच कुलीनः कर्मकृद् वैद्यस्तथैवाप्यानृशंस्यवान्। ह्रीमानृजुः सत्यवादी पात्रं पूर्वं च ये त्रयः॥