Shloka 104
Varṇa-dharma and Rājadharma: Yudhiṣṭhira’s Inquiry and Bhīṣma’s Normative Outline (वर्णधर्म-राजधर्म-प्रश्नोत्तरम्)
प्रियाप्रिये परित्यज्य सम: सर्वेषु जन्तुषु । काम॑ क्रोधं च लोभं च मान चोत्सृज्य दूरत:,'प्रिय और अप्रियका विचार छोड़कर काम, क्रोध, लोभ और मानको दूर हटाकर समस्त प्राणियोंके प्रति समभाव रखो
priyāpriye parityajya samaḥ sarveṣu jantuṣu | kāmaṁ krodhaṁ ca lobhaṁ ca mānaṁ cotsṛjya dūrataḥ ||
Bhīṣma said: Setting aside thoughts of what is pleasing and displeasing, cast far away desire, anger, greed, and pride, and maintain an even-minded attitude toward all living beings. In this way one becomes fit for dharma by inner restraint and impartiality.
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Renounce attachment to the pleasant and aversion to the unpleasant, and remove the inner enemies—desire, anger, greed, and pride—so that one can remain impartial and compassionate toward all beings; this inner balance is presented as a foundation of dharma.
In the Śānti Parva’s instruction on righteous conduct after the war, Bhīṣma advises Yudhiṣṭhira on ethical living and self-mastery, emphasizing equanimity and the abandonment of passions that disturb judgment and lead to harm.