Shloka 11
यावत्कीर्तिर्मिनुष्यस्य न प्रणश्यति कौरव । तावज्जीवति गान्धारे नष्टकीर्तिस्तु नश्यति,गन्धारीनन्दन! कुरुश्रेष्ठ! मनुष्यकी कीर्ति जबतक नष्ट नहीं होती, तभीतक वह जीवित है; जिसकी कीर्ति नष्ट हो गयी, उसका तो जीवन ही नष्ट हो जाता है
yāvat kīrtir manuṣyasya na praṇaśyati kaurava | tāvaj jīvati gāndhāre naṣṭa-kīrtis tu naśyati ||
ভীষ্মে ক’লে—হে কৌৰৱ, গান্ধাৰীনন্দন! মানুহৰ কীৰ্তি যেতিয়ালৈ নষ্ট নহয়, তেতিয়ালৈ সি সঁচাকৈ জীৱিত; কিন্তু যাৰ যশ নষ্ট, সি শ্বাস লৈ থাকিলেও নষ্ট সমান।
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
True ‘life’ is measured by enduring kīrti—ethical reputation grounded in dharma. When one’s conduct destroys that reputation, one is considered ruined even if physically alive.
Bhīṣma addresses a Kaurava prince (called ‘Kaurava’ and ‘son of Gāndhārī’) with a moral warning: preserve righteous fame, because disgrace is tantamount to destruction.