Shloka 6
मोक्षधर्मः — स्नेहपाशच्छेदः
Mokṣa-dharma: Cutting the Bonds of Attachment
अतिवादांस्तितिक्षेत नाभिमन्येत कंचन । क्रोध्यमान: प्रियं ब्रूयादाक्रुष्ट: कुशलं वदेत्
ativādāṁs titikṣeta nābhimanyeta kaṁcana | krodhyamānaḥ priyaṁ brūyād ākruṣṭaḥ kuśalaṁ vadet ||
ビーシュマは言った。「度を越した荒い言葉をも忍び、誰に対しても腹を立ててはならぬ。怒りが起ころうとも喜ばれる言葉を語れ。罵られようとも、相手の安寧と善意を願う言葉で返せ。」
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse teaches disciplined speech and emotional restraint: tolerate harsh words without taking personal offense, and respond to anger or insult with pleasant, beneficial speech rather than retaliation.
In the Śānti Parva’s instruction on dharma and conduct, Bhīṣma gives Yudhiṣṭhira practical ethical guidance—how a virtuous person (and especially a ruler) should handle provocation: by forbearance, non-reactivity, and welfare-oriented speech.