Shloka 6
रमामि सम पुरा कान्त तन्मे नास्त्यद्य किज्चन । मितं ददाति हि पिता मितं भ्राता मितं सुत:
ramāmi sama purā kānta tanme nāstyadya kiñcana | mitaṃ dadāti hi pitā mitaṃ bhrātā mitaṃ sutaḥ ||
Bhishma said: “Beloved, once I lived in comfort and contentment; today I have nothing at all. My father gives only a little, my brother only a little, and my son only a little.”
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Worldly comfort and security are unstable; when one becomes dependent, even close relations may offer only limited support. The verse underscores the ethical need for self-reliance and detachment from expectations, while also hinting at the fragility of material prosperity.
Bhīṣma voices a lament-like reflection to a ‘beloved’ addressee, contrasting former ease with present deprivation, and noting that father, brother, and son each give only a small measure—illustrating the lived reality of scarcity and dependence within familial networks.