Shloka 74

पापात्म-धर्मात्म-लक्षणम् तथा निर्वेदेन मोक्षमार्गः | Marks of the Sinful and the Righteous; Dispassion (Nirveda) as a Path to Liberation

Devanagari script

चिरं धारयते रोषं चिरं कर्म नियच्छति । पश्चात्तापकरं कर्म न किंचिदुपपद्यते,जो चिरकालतक रोषको अपने भीतर ही दबाये रखता है और रोषपूर्वक किये जानेवाले कर्मको देरतक रोके रहता है, उसके द्वारा कोई कर्म ऐसा नहीं बनता, जो पश्चात्ताप करानेवाला हो

Transliteration

ciraṁ dhārayate roṣaṁ ciraṁ karma niyacchati | paścāttāpakaraṁ karma na kiṁcid upapadyate ||

Translation

ビーシュマは言った。「長く怒りを胸に抑え、怒りに任せてなそうとする行いをも長く制することのできる者からは、後に悔いの種となる業は生じない。」

Word by Word

चिरम्for a long time

धारयतेholds, bears

रोषम्anger

चिरम्for a long time

कर्मaction, deed

नियच्छतिrestrains, checks

पश्चात्तापकरम्causing regret

कर्मaction, deed

नnot

किञ्चित्anything

उपपद्यतेarises, comes to be, is possible

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

Bhishma

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Sustained restraint of anger and the actions prompted by it prevents regretful, harmful deeds; self-control is presented as a practical foundation of dharma.

What is happening in the narrative?

In the Shanti Parva’s instruction on righteous conduct, Bhishma advises the listener that mastering anger—by containing it and delaying anger-driven action—ensures one does not commit acts that later demand repentance.