Shloka 24
Adhyāya 159 — Dāna–Dakṣiṇā, Āpaddharma Measures, and Prāyaścitta Classifications
शिष्टाचार: प्रियो येषु दमो येषु प्रतिष्ठित: । सुखं दुःखं सम॑ येषां सत्यं येषां परायणम्,जिन्हें शिष्टाचार प्रिय है। जिनमें इन्द्रिय-संयम प्रतिष्ठित है। जिनके लिये सुख और दुःख समान है। सत्य ही जिनका परम आश्रय है
śiṣṭācāraḥ priyo yeṣu damo yeṣu pratiṣṭhitaḥ | sukhaṁ duḥkhaṁ samaṁ yeṣāṁ satyaṁ yeṣāṁ parāyaṇam ||
ভীষ্মে ক’লে—যিসকলৰ শিষ্টাচাৰ প্ৰিয়, যিসকলৰ ভিতৰত ইন্দ্ৰিয়-সংযম দৃঢ়ভাৱে প্ৰতিষ্ঠিত, যিসকলৰ বাবে সুখ-দুখ সমান, আৰু যিসকলৰ পৰম আশ্ৰয় সত্য—তেনে লোকেই ধৰ্মক ধৰি ৰখা স্থিৰ নৈতিক আদৰ্শৰ মূৰ্ত ৰূপ।
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse defines a dharmic character-type: one who loves the standards of the righteous (śiṣṭācāra), is grounded in self-restraint (dama), remains even-minded in pleasure and pain, and takes truth as the highest support. Together these mark inner steadiness and moral reliability.
In Śānti Parva, Bhīṣma instructs Yudhiṣṭhira on dharma after the war. Here he lists qualities that identify truly virtuous persons, emphasizing disciplined conduct, equanimity, and unwavering commitment to truth.