Shloka 9
Varṇa-lakṣaṇa and Ātma-saṃyama (Marks of Social Conduct and Self-Restraint) | वर्णलक्षणम् एवं आत्मसंयमः
उपतिष्ठति तिष्ठन्तं गच्छन्तमनुगच्छति । करोति कुर्वत: कर्म च्छायेवानुविधीयते
upatiṣṭhati tiṣṭhantaṃ gacchantam anugacchati | karoti kurvataḥ karma chāyevānuvidhīyate ||
ພີດສະມະ ກ່າວວ່າ: ກຳຕາມຄົນດັ່ງເງົາ. ເມື່ອຢືນ ມັນກໍຢືນຢູ່ໃກ້; ເມື່ອເດີນ ມັນກໍເດີນຕາມ; ເມື່ອກະທຳ ມັນກໍກະທຳຄຽງຄູ່ຜູ້ກະທຳ. ໃນທຸກອິລິຍາບົດ ແລະການເຄື່ອນໄຫວ, ຜົນແລະຮອຍປະທັບຂອງກຳບໍ່ລະທິ້ງຜູ້ກະທຳ, ແຕ່ຕິດຕາມຢ່າງບໍ່ແຍກຈາກ—ເຫມືອນເງົາບໍ່ເຄີຍຈາກເຈົ້າຂອງມັນ.
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
That one’s actions and their moral consequences are inseparable from the agent: karma accompanies a person continuously, shaping outcomes in accordance with what one has done, just as a shadow stays with its bearer.
In the Śānti Parva’s instruction on dharma and right conduct, Bhīṣma teaches Yudhiṣṭhira through vivid imagery, emphasizing that deeds leave enduring impressions and results that follow a person in all circumstances.