Shloka 18
अध्याय २२० — बलिवासवसंवादः
Bali–Vāsava Dialogue on Kāla and Steadfastness
अनसूया क्षमा शान्ति: संतोष: प्रियवादिता । सत्यं दानमनायासो नैष मार्गों दुरात्मनाम्,किसीके दोष न देखना, हृदयमें क्षमाभाव रखना, शान्ति, संतोष, मीठे वचन बोलना, सत्य, दान तथा क्रियामें परिश्रमका बोध न होना--से सदगुण हैं। दुरात्मा पुरुष इस मार्गसे नहीं चलते हैं
anasūyā kṣamā śāntiḥ santoṣaḥ priyavāditā | satyaṃ dānam anāyāso naiṣa mārgo durātmanām ||
Disse Bhīṣma: Não procurar defeitos nos outros, o perdão, a paz interior, o contentamento, falar com doçura, a veracidade, a generosidade e agir sem sentir peso—essas são as virtudes dos bons. Homens de disposição perversa não trilham esse caminho.
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Bhīṣma lists a cluster of dharmic virtues—non-fault-finding, forgiveness, peace, contentment, pleasant speech, truth, charity, and unstrained action—and states that people of wicked character do not naturally follow such a path.
In the Śānti Parva’s instruction section, Bhīṣma is advising Yudhiṣṭhira on righteous conduct after the war, summarizing key qualities that mark the good and distinguishing them from the durātman (morally corrupt).