Shloka 15
Adhyāya 159 — Dāna–Dakṣiṇā, Āpaddharma Measures, and Prāyaścitta Classifications
स लोभ: सह मोहेन विजेतव्यो जितात्मना | दम्भो द्रोहश्च निन््दा च पैशुन्यं मत्सरस्तथा
sa lobhaḥ saha mohena vijetavyo jitātmanā | dambho drohaś ca nindā ca paiśunyaṁ matsaras tathā ||
Bhīṣma berkata: Orang yang telah menaklukkan diri hendaknya menaklukkan loba beserta delusi; demikian pula kemunafikan, niat jahat, celaan, adu domba, dan iri dengki.
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Self-mastery is presented as the means to defeat a cluster of inner vices—greed and delusion foremost, along with hypocrisy, malice, slander, backbiting, and envy—because these undermine righteous conduct and social harmony.
In the Shanti Parva’s instruction on dharma after the war, Bhishma addresses the listener with ethical counsel, listing specific faults that a disciplined person must overcome as part of cultivating peace and right living.