Shloka 14
Dama-pradhāna-dharma (Self-restraint as the Root of Dharma) — Śānti-parva 154
कर्मान्तविरते लोके अस्तं गच्छति भास्करे । गम्यतां स्वमधिष्ठानं सुतस्नेहं विसृज्य वै,'सूर्य अस्ताचलको जा रहे हैं, जगत्के सब लोग दैनिक कार्य समाप्त करके अब उससे विरत हो रहे हैं। तुमलोग भी अब अपने पुत्रका स्नेह छोड़कर घर लौट जाओ”
karmāntavirate loke astaṃ gacchati bhāskare | gamyatāṃ svam adhiṣṭhānaṃ sutasnehaṃ visṛjya vai ||
ಸೂರ್ಯನು ಅಸ್ತಮಿಸುತ್ತಿದ್ದಾನೆ; ಲೋಕವು ದಿನದ ಕೆಲಸಗಳನ್ನು ಮುಗಿಸಿ ವಿರಮಿಸಿದೆ. ನೀವೂ ಈಗ ಪುತ್ರಸ್ನೇಹವನ್ನು ಬಿಟ್ಟು ನಿಮ್ಮ ನಿವಾಸಕ್ಕೆ ಹಿಂತಿರುಗಿರಿ.
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse urges restraint and detachment: when the day’s duties end—symbolized by the setting sun—one should withdraw appropriately and not be driven by personal attachment (here, affection for a son).
Bhīṣma, speaking in Śānti Parva, signals that evening has come and the day’s activities have concluded; he instructs the listeners to return home and to set aside emotionally charged attachment connected with their son.