Shloka 14
त्रिवर्गविचारः
Tri-varga Deliberation: Dharma, Artha, Kāma
आश्रमेषु चतुर्ष्वाहुर्दममेवोत्तमं व्रतम् । तस्य लिड्डानि वक्ष्यामि येषां समुदयों दम:,चारों आश्रमोंमें दमको ही उत्तम व्रत बताया गया है। अब मैं इन्द्रिय-दमन एवं मनोनिग्रहके उन लक्षणोंको बताऊँगा, जिनका उदय होना ही दम कहा गया है
āśrameṣu caturṣv āhur damaṃ evottamaṃ vratam | tasya liṅgāni vakṣyāmi yeṣāṃ samudayo damaḥ ||
ビーシュマは言った。「四つのアーシュラマ（人生の住期）のいずれにおいても、賢者たちは自制こそが最高の誓戒であると宣言する。いま私はその相（しるし）を説こう—それらの徴が起こり、揺るがず保たれることこそが、真に『ダマ』、すなわち感官と心を規律して統御することにほかならぬ。」
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
That self-restraint (dama)—mastery over the senses and mind—is the supreme vow applicable across all four āśramas, and it is recognized by specific observable traits that Bhīṣma is about to enumerate.
In the Śānti Parva’s instruction on dharma, Bhīṣma continues his ethical discourse and introduces a focused teaching: he elevates dama as the highest discipline for every stage of life and prepares to list the signs by which genuine self-restraint is known.