Shloka 20
Varṇa-lakṣaṇa and Ātma-saṃyama (Marks of Social Conduct and Self-Restraint) | वर्णलक्षणम् एवं आत्मसंयमः
अलमन्यैरुपालम्भै: कीर्तितिश्न व्यतिक्रमै: । पेशलं चानुरूपं च कर्तव्यं हितमात्मन:
alam anyair upālambhaiḥ kīrtitiśna vyatikramaiḥ | peśalaṃ cānurūpaṃ ca kartavyaṃ hitam ātmanaḥ ||
ভীষ্মে ক’লে—আনক দোষাৰোপ কৰা আৰু মানুহৰ নানাবিধ অপৰাধৰ কথা কৈ থাকাত কোনো লাভ নাই। যি কৰ্ম শোভন, নিজৰ অৱস্থাৰ অনুৰূপ আৰু নিজৰ হিতকাৰী বুলি বুজা যায়, সেই কৰ্মেই কৰা উচিত।
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Do not waste energy on blaming others or cataloguing their faults; instead, focus on performing actions that are refined, appropriate to one’s station, and truly beneficial—ethical self-governance over moral gossip.
In the Shanti Parva’s instruction section, Bhishma continues advising Yudhishthira on dharma and proper conduct after the war, emphasizing restraint in speech and a practical focus on one’s own righteous action.