Shloka 8
कायवितौ हि धर्मेण धर्मो हि विजयावह: । त्रयाणामपि लोकानामालोक: कारणं भवेत्
kāyavitau hi dharmeṇa dharmo hi vijayāvahaḥ | trayāṇām api lokānām ālokaḥ kāraṇaṃ bhavet |
Bhishma said: When one’s conduct is disciplined by dharma, dharma itself becomes the bringer of victory. It is the light that illumines all three worlds, and it becomes the sustaining cause of protection in this world—producing purity and preventing the touch of sin.
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Dharma, expressed as disciplined conduct and purity, is not merely a rule but a power: it leads to victory, illumines the three worlds, and protects life by keeping one free from the contact of sin.
In Anushasana Parva, Bhishma continues his instruction on righteous living. Here he emphasizes to his listener that dharma governs conduct, generates inner and outer purity, and functions as a universal light and protective force.