Shloka 10
Adhyāya 115: On Restraint Under Verbal Provocation in the Assembly (सभायां आक्रोश-सहिष्णुता)
निषेकं विपरीतं स आचडटष्टे वृत्तचेष्टया । मयूर इव कौपीन नृत्यं संदर्शयन्निव
niṣekaṁ viparītaṁ sa ācaṣṭe vṛttaceṣṭayā | mayūra iva kaupīnaṁ nṛtyaṁ saṁdarśayann iva ||
Bhishma berkata: Dengan tingkahnya yang menyimpang, ia sendiri menampakkan kehinaannya. Seperti merak yang ketika memamerkan tariannya menyingkap bahkan yang seharusnya tertutup, demikian pula orang bodoh—melalui perilaku yang tak patut—membuka aib yang tersembunyi dalam dirinya.
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Improper, perverse behavior does not remain hidden; it becomes the very means by which a person’s concealed defects are exposed to others.
In Bhīṣma’s instruction on dharma and right conduct, he uses a vivid simile: as a peacock’s showy dance can inadvertently expose what should be covered, so a foolish person’s misguided actions publicly reveal his inner flaws.