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Shloka 50

मानसतीर्थ-शौचप्रशंसा | Praise of the ‘Mental Tīrtha’ and the Marks of Purity

परस्त्रियं नाभिलषेद्‌ वाचाथ मनसापि वा । अनृतं च न भाषेत मातापित्रो: कृतेपि वा

parastriyaṁ nābhilaṣed vā cātha manasāpi vā | anṛtaṁ ca na bhāṣeta mātāpitroḥ kṛte 'pi vā ||

Bhīṣma disse: Não se deve desejar a esposa de outro homem—nem por palavras, nem sequer na mente. E não se deve dizer falsidade, nem mesmo por causa da mãe e do pai. O ensinamento ressalta o autocontrole interior e a veracidade como disciplinas fundamentais do dharma, estendendo a responsabilidade moral da conduta externa até a própria intenção.

परस्त्रियम्another man's wife
परस्त्रियम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootपरस्त्री
FormFeminine, Accusative, Singular
not
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
अभिलषेत्should desire
अभिलषेत्:
TypeVerb
Rootअभि-लष्
FormOptative (Vidhi-lin), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada
वाचाby speech
वाचा:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootवाच्
FormFeminine, Instrumental, Singular
अथor/and then
अथ:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअथ
मनसाby mind
मनसा:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootमनस्
FormNeuter, Instrumental, Singular
अपिeven/also
अपि:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअपि
वाor
वा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootवा
अनृतम्falsehood
अनृतम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootअनृत
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
and
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
not
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
भाषेतshould speak
भाषेत:
TypeVerb
Rootभाष्
FormOptative (Vidhi-lin), 3rd, Singular, Atmanepada
मातापित्रोःof (one's) mother and father
मातापित्रोः:
TypeNoun
Rootमातृ-पितृ
FormMasculine, Genitive, Dual
कृतेfor the sake of
कृते:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootकृत
FormNeuter, Locative, Singular
अपिeven
अपि:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअपि
वाor
वा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootवा

भीष्म उवाच

B
Bhishma
M
mother
F
father

Educational Q&A

Two restraints are emphasized: (1) do not covet another’s wife, not even mentally or through suggestive speech; (2) do not speak falsehood, even when motivated by filial loyalty. Dharma requires purity of intention and unwavering commitment to truth.

In Anuśāsana Parva, Bhīṣma instructs Yudhiṣṭhira on dharma. This verse is part of Bhīṣma’s ethical counsel, laying down personal conduct rules that govern desire and speech.