Shloka 10
Brāhmaṇa-vandana: Criteria for Veneration, Disciplined Speech, and Protective Kingship (अनुशासनपर्व, अध्याय ८)
शक्यं होवाहवे योद्धं न दातुमनसूयितम्
śakyaṃ hovāhave yoddhaṃ na dātum anasūyitam
ଭୀଷ୍ମ କହିଲେ—ସଂଗ୍ରାମରେ ଯୋଦ୍ଧା ମିଳିପାରେ; କିନ୍ତୁ ଯେ ଅସୂୟା ଓ ଦୋଷଦୃଷ୍ଟିରହିତ, ତାହାକୁ ଦାନରୂପେ ଦେବା କିମ୍ବା ସହଜରେ ଲଭ୍ୟ କରାଇଦେବା ସମ୍ଭବ ନୁହେଁ। ଏପରି ଭାବ ଦେଇ ମିଳେନାହିଁ—ଧର୍ମଗୁଣ ଭାବେ ସାଧନା କରି ଗଢ଼ିବାକୁ ପଡ଼େ।
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Bhīṣma contrasts external capability with inner virtue: martial skill may be obtained, but freedom from envy and fault-finding (anasūyā) is a rare ethical quality that cannot be simply ‘given’ by others; it must be developed through discipline and character.
In Bhīṣma’s instruction on conduct (anuśāsana), he emphasizes the difficulty of finding truly noble-minded people. He notes that while warriors can be found for battle, a person devoid of envy and censoriousness is not something one can procure or confer at will.