Shloka 14
Khaḍgotpattiḥ (Origin and Dharmic Function of the Sword) | खड्गोत्पत्तिः
प्रत्यक्ष तु कुरुश्रेष्ठ त्यज लोभमिहात्मना । त्यक्त्वा लोभ॑ सुखं लोके प्रेत्य चानुचरिष्यसि
pratyakṣaṃ tu kuruśreṣṭha tyaja lobham ihātmanā | tyaktvā lobhaṃ sukhaṃ loke pretya cānucariṣyasi ||
Bhīṣma disse: “Ó melhor dos Kurus, por teu próprio esforço deliberado abandona esta cobiça, visível aqui e agora. Tendo renunciado à cobiça, desfrutarás de felicidade neste mundo e também após a morte; caminharás pela vida e além dela com bem-estar.”
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Greed is a plainly observable source of suffering and moral downfall; therefore one should renounce it through one’s own conscious effort. Such renunciation yields well-being both in this life (social harmony, inner peace) and in the post-death state (favorable spiritual outcome).
In Śānti Parva, Bhīṣma instructs Yudhiṣṭhira on dharma and right conduct after the war. Here he gives direct ethical counsel: abandon greed, because its consequences are visible in the present and it obstructs lasting happiness in both worldly and otherworldly terms.