Shloka 14
Vipulopākhyāna—Ruci-rakṣā and Śakra’s Māyā (विपुलोपाख्यानम्—रुचिरक्षणं शक्रमाया च)
सर्वाभिशड्की मूढश्ष बाल: कटुकवागपि । बोद्धव्यस्तादृशस्तात नर श्वानं हि त॑ं विदु:
sarvābhiśaṅkī mūḍhaś ca bālaḥ kaṭukavāg api | boddhavyas tādṛśas tāta naraḥ śvānaṃ hi taṃ viduḥ ||
ພີດສະມະກ່າວວ່າ: “ຜູ້ໃດສົງໄສທຸກຄົນ, ຫຼົງຜິດ, ປະພຶດດັ່ງເດັກ, ແລະເວົ້າຄຳຮ້າຍ—ຄົນແບບນັ້ນ, ລູກເອີຍ, ຄວນຮູ້ໃຫ້ຕົງຕາມທີ່ເປັນ. ນັກປັນຍາເຫັນວ່າເຂົາບໍ່ດີກວ່າຫມາ.”
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Bhishma condemns habitual suspicion, delusion, childish immaturity, and harsh speech as marks of a morally degraded person. The verse urges discernment: such traits make one unfit for refined society and ethical discourse.
In Anushasana Parva, Bhishma instructs Yudhiṣṭhira on dharma and proper conduct. Here he characterizes a certain type of person—defined by distrust and abusive speech—and states how the wise evaluate such a person.