Shloka 14
चन्दने मलपड़्के च भोजने5भोजने समा: । सम॑ येषां दुकूलं च तथा क्षौमाजिनानि च,वे चन्दन और मलकी कीचड़में, भोजन और उपवासमें समान दृष्टि रखते हैं। उनके लिये साधारण वस्त्र, रेशमी वस्त्र और मृगछाला समान हैं
candane malapaṅke ca bhojane ’bhojane samāḥ | samaṁ yeṣāṁ dukūlaṁ ca tathā kṣaumājināni ca ||
Bhishma disse: “Aqueles que permanecem equânimes tanto na pasta de sândalo quanto no lodo da imundície, tanto ao comer quanto ao jejuar—para quem o pano grosseiro e a seda fina, e igualmente o linho e a pele de cervo, são o mesmo—tais pessoas se distinguem pela firmeza interior e pelo desapego ao conforto ou ao desconforto.”
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse teaches equanimity (samatva): a disciplined person is not swayed by comfort or discomfort, honor or contempt, luxury or austerity. Such steadiness reflects inner freedom from attachment and aversion.
In Anushasana Parva, Bhishma instructs on dharma and virtuous conduct. Here he describes the qualities of a spiritually mature person by listing pairs of opposites—pleasant and unpleasant, indulgence and restraint, fine and coarse clothing—and stating that the wise regard them as the same.