Shloka 15

Devanagari script

सत्यत्यागात्‌ तु मात्सर्यमहितानां च सेवया । एतत्‌ तु क्षीयते तात साधूनामुपसेवनात्‌,सत्यका त्याग और दुष्टोंका साथ करनेसे मात्सर्य-दोषकी उत्पत्ति होती है। तात! श्रेष्ठ पुरुषोंकी सेवा और संगति करनेसे उसका नाश हो जाता है

Transliteration

satyatyāgāt tu mātsaryam ahitānāṁ ca sevayā | etat tu kṣīyate tāta sādhūnām upasevanāt ||

Translation

Bhīṣma menerangkan bahawa iri hati (mātsarya) lahir apabila seseorang meninggalkan kebenaran dan bergaul atau berkhidmat kepada orang yang jahat serta memudaratkan. Namun, wahai anakku, cela itu akan susut dan musnah dengan mendampingi serta bergaul dengan orang yang berbudi—melayani insan baik dan hidup dalam lingkungan mereka.

Word by Word

सत्यत्यागात्from abandoning truth

तुbut/indeed

मात्सर्यम्envy/jealousy

अहितानाम्of the harmful (people)

चand

सेवयाby service/association

एतत्this (fault)

तुhowever/indeed

क्षीयतेis diminished/is destroyed

तातO dear one/son

साधूनाम्of the good (people)

उपसेवनात्from attending/associating (with them)

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

Bhishma (speaker)

tāta (addressee, unspecified)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Envy arises from abandoning truth and associating with harmful people; it is reduced and destroyed through service and close association with the virtuous (sādhus).

What is happening in the narrative?

In Śānti Parva, Bhishma instructs the listener on ethical conduct and inner faults, identifying the causes of mātsarya (envy) and prescribing satsanga—serving and keeping company with good people—as its remedy.