Shloka 74

Devanagari script

चिरं धारयते रोषं चिरं कर्म नियच्छति । पश्चात्तापकरं कर्म न किंचिदुपपद्यते,जो चिरकालतक रोषको अपने भीतर ही दबाये रखता है और रोषपूर्वक किये जानेवाले कर्मको देरतक रोके रहता है, उसके द्वारा कोई कर्म ऐसा नहीं बनता, जो पश्चात्ताप करानेवाला हो

Transliteration

ciraṁ dhārayate roṣaṁ ciraṁ karma niyacchati | paścāttāpakaraṁ karma na kiṁcid upapadyate ||

Translation

ଯେ ପୁରୁଷ ଦୀର୍ଘକାଳ କ୍ରୋଧକୁ ଅନ୍ତରେ ଧାରଣ କରି ରଖେ ଏବଂ କ୍ରୋଧବଶତଃ କରିବାକୁ ଯାଉଥିବା କାର୍ଯ୍ୟକୁ ଦୀର୍ଘ ସମୟ ନିୟନ୍ତ୍ରଣ କରେ, ତାହାର ଦ୍ୱାରା ପରେ ପଶ୍ଚାତ୍ତାପ ହେବା ପରି କୌଣସି କର୍ମ ଘଟେ ନାହିଁ।

Word by Word

चिरम्for a long time

धारयतेholds, bears

रोषम्anger

चिरम्for a long time

कर्मaction, deed

नियच्छतिrestrains, checks

पश्चात्तापकरम्causing regret

कर्मaction, deed

नnot

किञ्चित्anything

उपपद्यतेarises, comes to be, is possible

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

Bhishma

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?

Sustained restraint of anger and the actions prompted by it prevents regretful, harmful deeds; self-control is presented as a practical foundation of dharma.

What is happening in the narrative?

In the Shanti Parva’s instruction on righteous conduct, Bhishma advises the listener that mastering anger—by containing it and delaying anger-driven action—ensures one does not commit acts that later demand repentance.