Shloka 8
नारद-समङ्ग-संवादः — The Nārada–Samaṅga Dialogue on Fearlessness and Equanimity
किंचिदेव ममत्वेन यदा भवति कल्पितम् । तदेव परितापाय नाशे सम्पद्यते पुन:
kiñcideva mamatvena yadā bhavati kalpitam | tadeva paritāpāya nāśe sampadyate punaḥ ||
Dijo Bhishma: Cuando incluso una cosa pequeña es imaginada como “mía” por el afán de posesión, ese mismo apego se convierte después en fuente de tormento, y al final vuelve a desembocar en pérdida y destrucción.
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even a small sense of ownership (mamatva) creates attachment; that attachment inevitably ripens into distress and culminates in loss. The ethical lesson is to reduce possessiveness and cultivate detachment to avoid suffering.
In the Shanti Parva’s instruction on dharma and inner discipline, Bhishma is advising (to Yudhishthira in this broader context) about the psychological roots of sorrow—how mentally construing things as ‘mine’ leads to pain and eventual ruin.