Shloka 806
Dama-pradhāna-dharma (Self-restraint as the Root of Dharma) — Śānti-parva 154
अजिद्दात्वमशाठ्यं च यत्नतः परिमार्गत | तुम सब लोग धर्म, सत्य, शास्त्रज्ञान, न्यायपूर्ण बर्ताव समस्त प्राणियोंपर बड़ी भारी दया, कुटिलताका अभाव तथा शठताका त्याग--इन्हीं सद्गुणोंका यत्नपूर्वक अनुसरण करे
ajid dātvam aśāṭhyaṃ ca yatnataḥ parimārgata
Jambuka disse: “Buscai com esforço sincero as virtudes do autocontrole, da generosidade e da ausência de engano. Que todos vocês se empenhem em seguir o dharma e a verdade, cultivar o conhecimento dos śāstras, agir com justiça, mostrar profunda compaixão por todos os seres vivos e abandonar a astúcia e a hipocrisia.”
जम्बुक उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse urges disciplined cultivation of key virtues—self-restraint, generosity, sincerity, truthfulness, justice, scriptural understanding, and compassion for all beings—while explicitly rejecting crookedness and hypocrisy.
In Śānti Parva’s ethical instruction setting, Jambuka speaks as a moral teacher, advising listeners to actively seek and practice foundational virtues that sustain dharma and social harmony.