Shloka 10
अध्याय २२० — बलिवासवसंवादः
Bali–Vāsava Dialogue on Kāla and Steadfastness
अक्रोध आर्जवं नित्यं नातिवादो5भिमानिता । गुरुपूजानसूया च दया भूतेष्वपैशुनम्
akrodha ārjavaṁ nityaṁ nātivādo 'bhimānitā | guru-pūjā anasūyā ca dayā bhūteṣv apaiśunam ||
Bhishma berkata: “Tidak marah, sentiasa lurus dan jujur, tidak tenggelam dalam perdebatan berlebihan, serta tiada kesombongan; memuliakan guru, bebas daripada suka mencari-cari cela kerana iri hati, berbelas kasihan kepada semua makhluk, dan menjauhi fitnah—itulah tanda pengendalian diri dan disiplin batin yang menegakkan dharma.”
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Bhīṣma lists ethical disciplines that characterize a dharmic person: mastery over anger, truthful simplicity, restraint in speech and debate, humility, reverence for the teacher, non-faultfinding, compassion for all beings, and avoidance of slander.
In Śānti Parva, Bhīṣma instructs Yudhiṣṭhira on dharma after the war. Here he enumerates specific virtues—especially restraint of anger and speech, humility, and compassion—as practical marks of inner discipline.