Shloka 5
Adhyāya 115: On Restraint Under Verbal Provocation in the Assembly (सभायां आक्रोश-सहिष्णुता)
इति संश्लाघते नित्यं तेन पापेन कर्मणा । इदमुक्तो मया कश्चित् सम्मतो जनसंसदि
iti saṁślāghate nityaṁ tena pāpena karmaṇā | idam ukto mayā kaścit sammato jana-saṁsadi ||
«Ainsi, par cet acte pécheur, il ne cesse de se louer lui-même. Voilà ce qu’on m’a rapporté de la part d’un homme tenu en estime dans l’assemblée des hommes.»
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse criticizes the moral blindness of one who not only commits a sinful act but also continually boasts about it; it implies that ethical degradation is intensified when wrongdoing becomes a source of pride and public self-praise.
Bhīṣma reports a detail he has learned—attributed to a respected person in an assembly—about someone who habitually glorifies himself on account of a sinful deed, using this report as part of his broader instruction on conduct and moral discernment.