Shloka 7
Khaḍgotpattiḥ (Origin and Dharmic Function of the Sword) | खड्गोत्पत्तिः
इच्छा द्वेषस्तथा ताप: परवृद्धयुपतापिता । अज्ञानमेतन्निर्दिष्टं पापानां चैव या: क्रिया:,भीष्मजीने कहा--राजन्। राग, द्वेष, मोह, हर्ष, शोक, अभिमान, काम, क्रोध, दर्प, तन्द्रा, आलस्य, इच्छा, वैर, ताप, दूसरोंकी उन्नति देखकर जलना और पापाचार करना-- इन सबको (अज्ञानका कार्य होनेसे) अज्ञान बताया गया है
icchā dveṣas tathā tāpaḥ paravṛddhyupatāpitā | ajñānam etan nirdiṣṭaṃ pāpānāṃ caiva yāḥ kriyāḥ ||
ಭೀಷ್ಮನು ಹೇಳಿದನು—ಓ ರಾಜನೇ! ಇಚ್ಛೆ, ದ್ವೇಷ ಮತ್ತು ಅಂತರತಾಪ; ಹಾಗೆಯೇ ಪರರ ವೃದ್ಧಿಯನ್ನು ನೋಡಿ ಉಂಟಾಗುವ ದಹಿಸುವ ಅಸೂಯೆ, ಮತ್ತು ಪಾಪಕರ್ಮಗಳ ವಿವಿಧ ಕ್ರಿಯೆಗಳು—ಇವೆಲ್ಲ ಅಜ್ಞಾನವೆಂದು, ಅಜ್ಞಾನದಿಂದಲೇ ನಡೆಯುವವೆಂದು ನಿರ್ದಿಷ್ಟವಾಗಿದೆ।
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Bhishma identifies desire, hatred, distress, envy at others’ success, and sinful conduct as manifestations of ajñāna (ignorance). The ethical point is that these inner afflictions are not merely moral lapses but symptoms of a deeper cognitive-spiritual error that must be corrected for dharmic living.
In the Shanti Parva’s instruction section, Bhishma continues advising King Yudhiṣṭhira on dharma and inner discipline. Here he classifies certain negative mental states and sinful actions under the heading of ‘ignorance,’ guiding the king toward self-knowledge and restraint.