Shloka 8
कायवितौ हि धर्मेण धर्मो हि विजयावह: । त्रयाणामपि लोकानामालोक: कारणं भवेत्
kāyavitau hi dharmeṇa dharmo hi vijayāvahaḥ | trayāṇām api lokānām ālokaḥ kāraṇaṃ bhavet |
Bhishma dit : Lorsque la conduite d’un homme est disciplinée par le dharma, le dharma lui-même devient le dispensateur de la victoire. Il est la lumière qui éclaire les trois mondes, et il devient, en ce monde, la cause qui soutient la protection—produisant la pureté et empêchant le contact du péché.
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Dharma, expressed as disciplined conduct and purity, is not merely a rule but a power: it leads to victory, illumines the three worlds, and protects life by keeping one free from the contact of sin.
In Anushasana Parva, Bhishma continues his instruction on righteous living. Here he emphasizes to his listener that dharma governs conduct, generates inner and outer purity, and functions as a universal light and protective force.