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Shloka 19

Adhyāya 272: Vṛtrasya Dharmiṣṭhatā, Indrasya Mohaḥ, Vasiṣṭha-upadeśaḥ

Vṛtra’s dharmic stature; Indra’s disorientation; Vasiṣṭha’s counsel

भारत! उत्तम मित्र और धनके लाभसे वह इहलोक और परलोकमें भी आनन्दित होता है। ऐसा पुरुष शब्द, स्पर्श, रूप, रस तथा गन्ध--इन पाँचों विषयोंपर प्रभुत्व प्राप्त कर लेता है। इसे धर्मका फल माना जाता है। युधिष्ठिर! वह धर्मका फल पाकर भी हर्षसे फूल नहीं उठता है ।।

atṛpyamāṇo nirvedam ādatte jñānacakṣuṣā | prajñācakṣur yadā kāme rase gandhe na rajyate ||

Dijo Bhishma: «¡Oh Bhārata! Por el logro de un amigo excelente y de riquezas, él se regocija tanto en este mundo como en el otro. Tal hombre alcanza dominio sobre los cinco objetos—sonido, tacto, forma, gusto y olor—y esto se tiene por fruto del dharma. ¡Oh Yudhiṣṭhira! Aun habiendo obtenido el fruto del dharma, no se hincha de júbilo. Quien no se sacia con los placeres de los sentidos toma el desapego mediante el ojo del conocimiento. Cuando alguien, viendo con el ojo del discernimiento, no se apega al deseo—ni al gusto ni a la fragancia—esa firmeza se considera el fruto del dharma: el goce puede llegar, pero él no se engríe, pues su dominio reside en la no-adhesión.»

अतृप्यमाणःnot being satisfied; unsated
अतृप्यमाणः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootअतृप्य (तृप् धातु, नञ्-पूर्वक)
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
निर्वेदम्dispassion; disgust (towards sense-objects)
निर्वेदम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootनिर्वेद
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
आदत्तेtakes up; adopts
आदत्ते:
TypeVerb
Rootआ + दा
FormPresent, Third, Singular, Ātmanepada
ज्ञानचक्षुषाwith the eye of knowledge; by insight
ज्ञानचक्षुषा:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootज्ञानचक्षुस्
FormNeuter, Instrumental, Singular
प्रज्ञाचक्षुःone whose eye is wisdom; the wise-seeing person
प्रज्ञाचक्षुः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootप्रज्ञाचक्षुस्
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
यदाwhen
यदा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootयदा
कामेin desire; in an object of desire
कामे:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootकाम
FormMasculine, Locative, Singular
रसेin taste; in flavor/pleasure
रसे:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootरस
FormMasculine, Locative, Singular
गन्धेin smell; in fragrance
गन्धे:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootगन्ध
FormMasculine, Locative, Singular
not
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
रज्यतेis attached; delights; is enamored
रज्यते:
TypeVerb
Rootरञ्ज्
FormPresent, Third, Singular, Ātmanepada

भीष्म उवाच

B
Bhishma
Y
Yudhishthira

Educational Q&A

The fruit of dharma is inner mastery: even when pleasures and gains are available, a wise person does not become attached to sense-objects. Through jñāna (insight), he adopts nirveda (dispassion), remaining steady rather than elated or enslaved by desire.

In the Shanti Parva’s instruction section, Bhishma continues advising Yudhishthira on righteous living after the war. Here he describes the mark of a truly discerning person: one who, despite encountering sensory attractions, remains unattached and thus embodies the mature result of dharma.