Shloka 45
पापात्म-धर्मात्म-लक्षणम् तथा निर्वेदेन मोक्षमार्गः | Marks of the Sinful and the Righteous; Dispassion (Nirveda) as a Path to Liberation
मेधातिथिर्महाप्राज्ञो गौतमस्तपसि स्थित: । विमृश्य तेन कालेन पत्न्या: संस्थाव्यतिक्रमम्
Medhātithir mahāprājño Gautamas tapasi sthitaḥ | vimṛśya tena kālena patnyāḥ saṁsthāvyatikramam ||
মহাপ্ৰাজ্ঞ তপোনিষ্ঠ মেধাতিথি গৌতমে সেই সময়ত পত্নী-বধৰ অনৌচিত্য চিন্তা কৰি গভীৰভাবে ব্যথিত হ’ল। বেদাধ্যয়ন আৰু ধৈৰ্যৰ বলত কোনোমতে নিজকে সামলাই ৰাখিলে; তাৰ পিছত অনুতাপে ভৰি মনতে মনতে ক’বলৈ ধৰিলে।
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even when one believes oneself justified, dharma requires reflective scrutiny of one’s actions—especially violence within intimate bonds. The verse highlights ethical self-examination, restraint, and repentance as marks of true wisdom and ascetic discipline.
Bhishma describes the sage Medhātithi Gautama, who, after considering the wrongness of killing his wife, becomes overwhelmed with grief. He steadies himself through Vedic discipline and composure, then begins an inward, remorseful reflection.