Shloka 9
त्रिवर्गविचारः
Tri-varga Deliberation: Dharma, Artha, Kāma
दमस्तेजो वर्धयति पवित्र च दम: परम् | विपाप्मा तेजसा युक्त: पुरुषो विन्दते महत्,दम तेजकी वृद्धि करता है, दम परम पवित्र साधन है, दमसे पापरहित हुआ तेजस्वी पुरुष परमपदको प्राप्त कर लेता है
damaḥ tejo vardhayati pavitraś ca damaḥ param | vipāpmā tejasā yuktaḥ puruṣo vindate mahat ||
ビーシュマは説く。自制（ダマ）はテージャス（tejas）—内なる光輝と力—を増大させる。それはこの上なく浄める修行である。克己によって罪を離れ、霊的な活力に満ちた者は、至上の善—偉大さと最高の境地—に到達する。
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Self-restraint (dama) is presented as a supreme purifier that strengthens tejas (inner moral-spiritual power). Through restraint one becomes free from sin, and such a purified, vigorous person attains the highest good.
In the Shanti Parva’s instruction on dharma, Bhishma continues advising Yudhishthira on ethical and spiritual disciplines. Here he highlights dama as a foundational practice that purifies conduct and leads to the highest attainment.