Shloka 5

Daśa-Karmapatha: Restraints of Body, Speech, and Mind (दश कर्मपथ)

Devanagari script

अनभिध्या परस्वेषु सर्वसत्त्वेषु सौहदम्‌ । कर्मणां फलमस्तीति त्रिविधं मनसा चरेत्‌,दूसरेके धनको लेनेका उपाय न सोचना, समस्त प्राणियोंके प्रति मैत्रीभाव रखना और कर्मोंका फल अवश्य मिलता है, इस बातपर विश्वास रखना--ये तीन मनसे आचरण करने योग्य कार्य हैं। इन्हें सदा करना चाहिये। (इनके विपरीत दूसरोंके धनका लालच करना, समस्त प्राणियोंसे वैर रखना और कर्मोके फलपर विश्वास न करना--ये तीन मानसिक पाप हैं--इनसे सदा बचे रहना चाहिये)

Transliteration

anabhidhyā parasveṣu sarvasattveṣu saudham | karmaṇāṁ phalam astīti trividhaṁ manasā caret |

Translation

Dijo Bhīṣma: «Cultívese en la mente una triple disciplina: no codiciar lo ajeno, mantener benevolencia hacia todos los seres vivos y sostener la convicción de que los actos, sin falta, dan fruto. Esto debe practicarse constantemente».

Word by Word

अनभिध्याnon-covetousness

परस्वेषुin others' (possessions)

सर्वसत्त्वेषुtowards/in all beings

सौहदम्friendliness, goodwill

कर्मणाम्of actions

फलम्fruit, result

अस्तिis/exists

इतिthus (quotative)

त्रिविधम्threefold

मनसाwith the mind

चरेत्should practice/observe

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

Bhīṣma

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Bhīṣma teaches three mental observances essential to dharma: do not covet others’ wealth, maintain goodwill toward all beings, and trust that actions inevitably yield results (karma-phala). These inner attitudes shape ethical conduct and restrain mental wrongdoing.

What is happening in the narrative?

In the Anuśāsana Parva’s instruction section, Bhīṣma addresses moral discipline, emphasizing that righteousness begins in the mind. He lists three inner practices to be maintained continually as part of ethical training.