Shloka 18
अध्याय २२० — बलिवासवसंवादः
Bali–Vāsava Dialogue on Kāla and Steadfastness
अनसूया क्षमा शान्ति: संतोष: प्रियवादिता । सत्यं दानमनायासो नैष मार्गों दुरात्मनाम्
anasūyā kṣamā śāntiḥ santoṣaḥ priyavāditā | satyaṃ dānam anāyāso naiṣa mārgo durātmanām ||
দোষ নেদেখা, ক্ষমা, শান্তি, সন্তোষ, প্ৰিয় বাক্য, সত্য, দান আৰু কৰ্মত ক্লেশবোধ নথকা—এইবোৰ সজ্জনৰ গুণ। দুরাত্মা লোক এই পথত নচলে।
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Bhīṣma lists a cluster of dharmic virtues—non-fault-finding, forgiveness, peace, contentment, pleasant speech, truth, charity, and unstrained action—and states that people of wicked character do not naturally follow such a path.
In the Śānti Parva’s instruction section, Bhīṣma is advising Yudhiṣṭhira on righteous conduct after the war, summarizing key qualities that mark the good and distinguishing them from the durātman (morally corrupt).