Shloka 10
अध्याय २२० — बलिवासवसंवादः
Bali–Vāsava Dialogue on Kāla and Steadfastness
अक्रोध आर्जवं नित्यं नातिवादो5भिमानिता । गुरुपूजानसूया च दया भूतेष्वपैशुनम्
akrodha ārjavaṁ nityaṁ nātivādo 'bhimānitā | guru-pūjā anasūyā ca dayā bhūteṣv apaiśunam ||
Bhīṣma dit : « Absence de colère, droiture constante, ne pas se complaire dans la controverse excessive, et être sans orgueil ; vénération du maître, être libre de jalousie et de recherche de défauts, compassion envers tous les êtres, et s’abstenir de la médisance—tels sont les signes de la maîtrise de soi et de la discipline intérieure qui soutiennent le dharma. »
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Bhīṣma lists ethical disciplines that characterize a dharmic person: mastery over anger, truthful simplicity, restraint in speech and debate, humility, reverence for the teacher, non-faultfinding, compassion for all beings, and avoidance of slander.
In Śānti Parva, Bhīṣma instructs Yudhiṣṭhira on dharma after the war. Here he enumerates specific virtues—especially restraint of anger and speech, humility, and compassion—as practical marks of inner discipline.