Shloka 17
Ānṛśaṃsya, Amātya-Guṇa, and Reconciliatory Counsel (आनृशंस्य–अमात्यगुण–संधि-उपदेशः)
स त्वं धर्ममवेक्षस्व हित्वा लोभमसाम्प्रतम् । नच कामाज्न च द्रोहात् स्वधर्म हातुमहसि,“अनुचित लोभका परित्याग करके तुम धर्मपर ही दृष्टि रखो, कामना अथवा द्रोहसे भी अपने धर्मका परित्याग न करो
sa tvaṁ dharmam avekṣasva hitvā lobham asāmpratam | na ca kāmāj na ca drohāt svadharmaṁ hātum arhasi ||
Bhishma dijo: «Por tanto, mira al dharma y abandona esta codicia impropia y fuera de tiempo. Ni por deseo ni por malicia debes renunciar a tu propio deber».
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
One should uphold dharma by renouncing improper greed, and should not forsake one’s svadharma under the impulses of desire (kāma) or malice/treachery (droha).
In the Shanti Parva’s instruction on righteous conduct, Bhishma addresses the listener with direct ethical counsel, urging steadfastness in duty and warning against decisions driven by greed, desire, or hostility.