Shloka 12
Gautama’s Flight, the Enchanted Grove, and the Arrival of Rājadharma
Nāḍījaṅgha
दमो नान्यस्पृहा नित्य॑ गाम्भीर्य धैर्यमेव च । अभयं रोगशमनं ज्ञानेनैतदवाप्यते
bhīṣma uvāca | damo nānyaspṛhā nityaṁ gāmbhīryaṁ dhairyam eva ca | abhayaṁ rogaśamanaṁ jñānenaitad avāpyate ||
ビーシュマは言った。「『ダマ（自制）』—すなわち心と諸感官の統御—の徴は、他人のものを欲しがる渇望が常にないこと、深い品性と揺るがぬ忍耐、無畏、そして心の内なる病を鎮めることにある。このような心と感官の制覇は、真の知（ジュニャーナ）によって得られる。」
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Bhishma defines dama (self-restraint) through concrete traits—non-covetousness, composure, patience, fearlessness, and the soothing of mental afflictions—and states that these are achieved through jñāna (true knowledge and discernment).
In the Shanti Parva’s instruction on dharma and inner discipline, Bhishma continues advising Yudhishthira by describing the marks of self-control and explaining that wisdom is the means to attain it.