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Shloka 10

मोक्षधर्मः — स्नेहपाशच्छेदः

Mokṣa-dharma: Cutting the Bonds of Attachment

Devanagari script

प्राणयात्रिकमात्र: स्यान्मात्रालाभेष्वनादृत: | अलाभे न विहन्येत लाभश्नैनं न हर्षयेत्‌

Transliteration

prāṇayātrikamātraḥ syān mātrālābheṣv anādṛtaḥ | alābhe na vihanyeta lābhaś cainaṃ na harṣayet ||

Translation

Bhīṣma disse: Deve-se esforçar apenas pelo que sustenta a vida—mera subsistência—e permanecer indiferente a obter mais do que isso. Se não se obtiver esmola, não se deve abater pela aflição; e, se se obtiver, não se deve exultar de alegria. Assim, o disciplinado mantém a equanimidade, livre da dependência do ganho e da perda.

Word by Word

प्राणयात्रिकमात्रःone who is only for sustaining life (bare-subsistence-minded)

स्यात्should be

मात्रालाभेषुin gains of mere measure / in just-enough gains

अनादृतःindifferent; not caring

अलाभेin non-attainment; when there is no gain

नnot

विहन्येतshould not be distressed / should not be struck down (mentally)

लाभेin gain; when gain occurs

एनम्him

नnot

हर्षयेत्should not gladden / should not make (him) rejoice

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

Bhīṣma

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

To seek only minimal sustenance and remain even-minded: do not grieve when necessities are not obtained, and do not exult when they are obtained. This cultivates freedom from dependence on external gain.

What is happening in the narrative?

In the Śānti Parva’s instruction on dharma, Bhīṣma continues advising on disciplined living, emphasizing restraint and inner steadiness in the face of receiving or not receiving food/alms.