Shloka 23
Go-dāna-phala-nirdeśa
Merit and Destinations from the Gift of Cows
यज्ञशूरा दमे शूरा: सत्यशूरास्तथापरे । युद्धशूरास्तथैवोक्ता दानशूराश्ष मानवा:
bhīṣma uvāca | yajñaśūrā dame śūrāḥ satyaśūrās tathāpare | yuddhaśūrās tathaivoktā dānaśūrāś ca mānavāḥ | (buddhiśūrās tathā cānye kṣamāśūrās tathā pare) |
ພີດສະມະກ່າວວ່າ: «ໃນບັນດາມະນຸດ ບາງຄົນເປັນວີລະບຸລຸດໃນຍັດຍະ (ພິທີບູຊາ). ບາງຄົນຖືກເອີ້ນວ່າ ວີລະບຸລຸດໃນການຂົ່ມຕົນ ເພາະກ້າຫານໃນການຝຶກຝົນອິນຊີ. ເຊັ່ນດຽວກັນ ບາງຄົນຖືກກ່າວວ່າເປັນວີລະບຸລຸດໃນຄວາມຈິງ, ວີລະບຸລຸດໃນສົງຄາມ, ແລະວີລະບຸລຸດໃນການໃຫ້ທານ; ອີກບາງຄົນເປັນວີລະບຸລຸດໃນປັນຍາ ແລະວີລະບຸລຸດໃນຄວາມອົດທົນ»។
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Heroism is not limited to warfare; Bhīṣma broadens ‘śaurya’ to include moral and spiritual courage—steadfastness in sacrifice, self-restraint, truth, generosity, wisdom, and forgiveness—presenting these as equally worthy forms of excellence within dharma.
In the Anuśāsana Parva’s instruction section, Bhīṣma is teaching about dharma and virtues. Here he classifies different kinds of ‘heroes’ among humans, emphasizing that society recognizes multiple domains of greatness beyond the battlefield.