Shloka 15
Brāhmaṇa-kṛtya, Āśrama-niyama, and Dāna-prasaṃsā
Duties of the Brāhmaṇa, āśrama discipline, and praise of giving
न पण्डित: क्रुद्धयति नाभिपद्यते न चापि संसीदति न प्रहृष्यति । न चार्थकृच्छुव्यसनेषु शोचते स्थित: प्रकृत्या हिमवानिवाचल:,विद्वान पुरुष कभी क्रोध नहीं करता, कहीं आसक्त नहीं होता, अनिष्टकी प्राप्ति होनेपर दुःखसे व्याकुल नहीं होता और किसी प्रिय वस्तुको पाकर अत्यन्त हर्षित नहीं होता है। आर्थिक कठिनाई या संकटके समय भी वह शोक ग्रस्त नहीं होता है; अपितु हिमालयके समान स्वभावसे ही अविचल बना रहता है
na paṇḍitaḥ kruddhyati nābhipadyate na cāpi saṃsīdati na prahṛṣyati | na cārthakṛcchra-vyasanēṣu śocati sthitaḥ prakṛtyā himavān ivācalaḥ ||
Bhishma said: A truly wise person does not flare up in anger, nor does he rush into attachment. He does not collapse in grief when the unwanted befalls him, and he does not become intoxicated with joy on gaining what is dear. Even amid financial hardship and calamity he does not sink into lamentation; by his very nature he remains unmoved—steady like the Himālaya.
भीष्म उवाच