Shloka 19
Ānṛśaṃsya, Amātya-Guṇa, and Reconciliatory Counsel (आनृशंस्य–अमात्यगुण–संधि-उपदेशः)
आत्मन्यपि च संदृश्यावुभी जयपराजयौ । नि:ःशेषकारिणां तात नि:शेषकरणाद् भयम्
ātmany api ca saṃdṛśyāv ubhī jayaparājayau | niḥśeṣakāriṇāṃ tāta niḥśeṣakaraṇād bhayam ||
ビーシュマは言った。「わが子よ、己の内にも勝利と敗北の両方を見よ。他者の財をことごとく奪い、何一つ残さぬ者は、全てを奪い去るという罪ゆえに、つねに自らの身をも恐れて生きるのだ。」
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Bhīṣma teaches ethical restraint and inner discernment: recognize that the impulses leading to “victory” and “defeat” arise within oneself, and understand that totally depriving others of their possessions is a grave wrong that breeds continual fear and insecurity for the wrongdoer.
In Śānti Parva, Bhīṣma instructs Yudhiṣṭhira on dharma after the war. Here he warns against ruthless appropriation—especially leaving others with nothing—framing it as a sinful act whose psychological and karmic consequence is persistent fear.