Shloka 13
त्रिवर्गविचारः
Tri-varga Deliberation: Dharma, Artha, Kāma
अदान्त: पुरुष: क्लेशमभीक्षणं प्रतिपद्यते । अनर्थाश्व बहूनन्यान् प्रसृजत्यात्मदोषजान्
adāntaḥ puruṣaḥ kleśam abhīkṣṇaṃ pratipadyate | anarthān ca bahūn anyān prasṛjaty ātma-doṣa-jān ||
Dijo Bhishma: «El hombre cuyos sentidos y mente carecen de disciplina cae una y otra vez en el sufrimiento. Y, además, de sus propias faltas interiores engendra muchas otras desgracias, multiplicando el daño en el curso de su vida».
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Lack of self-restraint (over senses and mind) leads to recurring suffering, and personal vices do not remain isolated—they generate further harms and complications, expanding one’s misery.
In the Shanti Parva’s instruction on dharma and right conduct, Bhishma is teaching about inner discipline, warning that an ungoverned inner life becomes the source of continual distress and cascading misfortunes.