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Shloka 7

मोक्षधर्मः — स्नेहपाशच्छेदः

Mokṣa-dharma: Cutting the Bonds of Attachment

यदि कोई अपने प्रति अमर्यादित बात कहे--निन्दा या कटुवचन सुनाये तो उसके उन वचनोंको चुपचाप सह ले। किसीके प्रति अहंकार या घमंड न प्रकट करे। कोई क्रोध करे तो भी उससे प्रिय वचन ही बोले। यदि कोई गाली दे तो भी उसके प्रति हितकर वचन ही मुँहसे निकाले ।। प्रदक्षिणं च सव्यं च ग्राममध्ये च नाचरेत्‌ । भैक्षचर्यामनापन्नो न गच्छेत्‌ पूर्वकेतित:

pradakṣiṇaṃ ca savyaṃ ca grāmamadhye ca nācaret | bhaikṣacaryām anāpanno na gacchet pūrvaketitaḥ ||

Bhīṣma dijo: Si alguien te dirige palabras indecorosas—censura o dichos amargos—soporta en silencio. No muestres orgullo ni soberbia hacia nadie. Aunque otro se irrite, habla sólo palabras gratas; aunque te injurien, deja salir de tu boca palabras que le sean provechosas. Y en medio de la aldea no hagas rondas ostentosas—ya sea llevando la derecha o la izquierda—; ni, salvo por necesidad, vayas buscando limosna; ni te muevas con señales concertadas o citas secretas.

प्रदक्षिणम्to the right / rightward (clockwise)
प्रदक्षिणम्:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootप्रदक्षिण
and
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
सव्यम्to the left / leftward (counterclockwise)
सव्यम्:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootसव्य
and
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
ग्राममध्येin the middle of the village
ग्राममध्ये:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootग्राम-मध्य
FormMasculine, Locative, Singular
and
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
not
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
आचरेत्should practice / should do
आचरेत्:
TypeVerb
Rootआ-चर्
FormVidhi-linga (optative), Present-system, Third, Singular, Parasmaipada
भैक्षचर्याम्the practice of begging (for alms)
भैक्षचर्याम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootभैक्षचर्या
FormFeminine, Accusative, Singular
अनापन्नःnot having resorted to / not having undertaken
अनापन्नः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootअनापन्न
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
not
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
गच्छेत्should go
गच्छेत्:
TypeVerb
Rootगम्
FormVidhi-linga (optative), Present-system, Third, Singular, Parasmaipada
पूर्वकेतितःone who has been previously signaled/indicated (i.e., pre-arranged/forewarned)
पूर्वकेतितः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootपूर्व-केतित
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular

भीष्म उवाच

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Bhīṣma

Educational Q&A

Maintain modest, non-showy conduct in public: avoid conspicuous ritual-like circling in the village, do not beg unless necessity compels, and avoid secretive prearranged signaling—cultivating restraint, dignity, and transparency.

In Śānti Parva, Bhīṣma instructs Yudhiṣṭhira on dharma after the war. This verse is part of practical guidance on disciplined behavior—how a person (especially one pursuing a restrained or ascetic life) should move and act within society.