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Shloka 20

Gautama’s Flight, the Enchanted Grove, and the Arrival of Rājadharma

Nāḍījaṅgha

सर्वथा क्षमिणा भाव्यं तथा सत्यपरेण च । वीतहर्षभयक्रोधो धृतिमाप्रोति पण्डित:,मनुष्यको सदा क्षमाशील होना तथा सत्यमें तत्पर रहना चाहिये। जिसने हर्ष, भय और क्रोध तीनोंको त्याग दिया है, उस विद्वान पुरुषको ही “धैर्य” की प्राप्ति होती है

sarvathā kṣamiṇā bhāvyaṃ tathā satyapareṇa ca | vītaharṣabhayakrodho dhṛtim āpnoti paṇḍitaḥ ||

Bhishma sprach: Unter allen Umständen soll man Nachsicht üben und der Wahrheit zugetan bleiben. Nur der Weise, der Überschwang, Furcht und Zorn abgelegt hat, erlangt dhairya—Seelenstärke, die standhafte Geisteshaltung, welche das Dharma trägt.

सर्वथाin every way; always
सर्वथा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootसर्वथा
क्षमिणाby/with (one who is) forgiving
क्षमिणा:
Karana
TypeAdjective
Rootक्षमिन्
FormMasculine/Neuter, Instrumental, Singular
भाव्यम्should be; ought to be done/maintained
भाव्यम्:
TypeVerb
Rootभू
Formतव्यत् (gerundive), Passive sense, Neuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular
तथाso; likewise
तथा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतथा
सत्यपरेणby/with one devoted to truth
सत्यपरेण:
Karana
TypeAdjective
Rootसत्यपर
FormMasculine/Neuter, Instrumental, Singular
and
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
वीतहर्षभयक्रोधःone who has abandoned joy, fear, and anger
वीतहर्षभयक्रोधः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootवीतहर्षभयक्रोध
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
धृतिम्steadfastness; fortitude
धृतिम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootधृति
FormFeminine, Accusative, Singular
आप्नोतिattains; obtains
आप्नोति:
TypeVerb
Rootआप्
FormPresent, Indicative, 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada
पण्डितःthe wise man; scholar
पण्डितः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootपण्डित
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular

भीष्म उवाच

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Bhishma

Educational Q&A

Cultivate universal forbearance (kṣamā) and unwavering commitment to truth (satya). True dhṛti—steady moral and mental strength—arises when one becomes free from the destabilizing impulses of elation, fear, and anger.

In the Shanti Parva’s instruction on dharma after the war, Bhishma continues advising Yudhishthira on ethical conduct and inner discipline, emphasizing virtues that stabilize a ruler and any person: patience, truthfulness, and mastery over reactive emotions.