Shloka 19
मनुरुवाच — इन्द्रिय-मनः-ज्ञान-क्रमः
Manu on the hierarchy of senses, mind, and knowledge
संहिताके जपसे जो बल प्राप्त होता है
na cāhaṅkārayogena manaḥ prasthāpayet kvacit | na cārthagrahaṇe yukto nāvamānī na cākriyaḥ ||
ଅହଂକାରର ପ୍ରେରଣାରେ ମନକୁ କେଉଁଠି ମଧ୍ୟ ନ ବସାଇବା ଉଚିତ। ଲାଭ-ଗ୍ରହଣରେ ଆସକ୍ତ ହେବା ଉଚିତ ନୁହେଁ; କାହାକୁ ଅପମାନ କରିବା ଉଚିତ ନୁହେଁ; ଏବଂ ଅକର୍ମଣ୍ୟ ହୋଇ ବସି ରହିବା ମଧ୍ୟ ଉଚିତ ନୁହେଁ।
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
To live without ego-driven mental fixation, without grasping for personal gain, without insulting others, and without falling into lazy inaction—maintaining disciplined, non-possessive, respectful, and responsible conduct.
In the Shanti Parva’s instruction on dharma and liberation, Bhishma continues advising Yudhishthira on the marks of a disciplined seeker: freedom from ego, restraint from acquisitiveness, avoidance of contempt, and commitment to appropriate action.