Shloka 37
Haṃsa–Sādhya Saṃvāda: Satya, Dama, Kṣamā and the Discipline of Speech
सुखदु:खे समे यस्य लाभालाभौ जयाजयौ | इच्छाद्वेषौ भयोद्वेगौ सर्वथा मुक्त एव सः
sukha-duḥkhe same yasya lābhālābhau jayājayau | icchā-dveṣau bhayodvegau sarvathā mukta eva saḥ ||
قال بهيشما: «إنما المتحرِّر حقًّا هو من استوت عنده اللذّة والألم، والربح والخسارة، والنصر والهزيمة؛ ومن انطفأت فيه الرغبة والنفور، والخوف والاضطراب انطفاءً تامًّا.»
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Liberation is characterized by steady equanimity toward opposites (pleasure/pain, gain/loss, victory/defeat) and by the complete cessation of inner afflictions such as desire, aversion, fear, and agitation.
In the Śānti Parva’s instruction section, Bhīṣma is advising Yudhiṣṭhira on dharma and the path to inner peace after the war, describing the marks of a truly liberated person.