Shloka 8
Adhyāya 159 — Dāna–Dakṣiṇā, Āpaddharma Measures, and Prāyaścitta Classifications
हरणं परवित्तानां परदाराभिमर्शनम् | वाग्वेगो मनसो वेगो निन्दावेगस्तथैव च
haraṇaṁ paravittānāṁ paradārābhimarśanam | vāg-vego manaso vegaḥ nindā-vegas tathaiva ca
Bhīṣma dit : « Prendre le bien d’autrui, violer l’épouse d’un autre, l’élan irréfléchi de la parole, l’élan irréfléchi de l’esprit, et de même l’impulsion à médire — ce sont des forces qui poussent l’homme vers la faute et qu’il faut contenir pour suivre le dharma. »
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Bhīṣma lists key moral dangers—stealing others’ wealth, violating another’s spouse, and the unchecked impulses of speech, mind, and disparagement—implying that dharma requires mastery over these urges through restraint and ethical discipline.
In Śānti Parva, Bhīṣma instructs Yudhiṣṭhira on righteous conduct after the war. Here he enumerates specific impulses and transgressions that undermine character and social order, as part of a broader discourse on dharma and self-governance.