Shloka 6
Adhyāya 272: Vṛtrasya Dharmiṣṭhatā, Indrasya Mohaḥ, Vasiṣṭha-upadeśaḥ
Vṛtra’s dharmic stature; Indra’s disorientation; Vasiṣṭha’s counsel
लोभमोहाभिभूतस्य रागद्वेषान्वितस्य च । न धर्मे जायते बुद्धिर्व्याजादू धर्म करोति च
Bhīṣma uvāca | lobhamohābhibhūtasya rāgadveṣānvitasya ca | na dharme jāyate buddhir vyājād dharmaṃ karoti ca ||
ビーシュマは言った。「人が貪欲と迷妄に圧倒され、執着と嫌悪に縛られているとき、その知はダルマにおいて生じない。むしろ何かにつけ口実を設け、ただ見せかけの正しさ—外面の義—を演じるだけで、真の倫理的行いには至らない。」
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Greed and delusion, reinforced by attachment and aversion, destroy moral discernment; in that state a person cannot truly commit to dharma and tends to substitute genuine righteousness with performative, pretext-driven ‘show-dharma’.
In the Śānti Parva’s instruction on righteous living and inner discipline, Bhishma continues advising Yudhiṣṭhira, explaining how inner vices (lobha, moha, rāga, dveṣa) obstruct true dharmic understanding and lead to merely outward, self-serving displays of virtue.