Shloka 11
Dama-pradhāna-dharma (Self-restraint as the Root of Dharma) — Śānti-parva 154
अलं स्थित्वा श्मशाने5स्मिन् गृध्रगोमायुसंकुले । कड्कालबहुले रौद्रे सर्वप्राणिभयड्करे
alaṁ sthitvā śmaśāne 'smin gṛdhra-gomāyu-saṅkule | kaṅkāla-bahule raudre sarva-prāṇi-bhayaṅkare ||
Bhishma dit : «Assez de demeurer dans ce lieu de crémation—bondé de vautours et de chacals, jonché d’ossements, terrible et effrayant pour tous les êtres vivants. Vous ne devez pas rester ici ; il n’y a aucun profit à s’attarder en un tel endroit.»
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Do not cling to or linger in places and states dominated by fear, decay, and unwholesome influences; discern what is beneficial and withdraw from what yields no true gain.
Bhishma describes a terrifying cremation-ground filled with scavengers and bones and advises the listener not to remain there, emphasizing that staying brings no benefit.