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Shloka 8

मोक्षधर्मः — स्नेहपाशच्छेदः

Mokṣa-dharma: Cutting the Bonds of Attachment

गाँव या जनसमुदायमें दायें-बायें न करे--किसीकी पक्ष-विपक्ष न करे तथा भिक्षावृत्तिको छोड़कर किसीके यहाँ पहलेसे निमन्त्रित होकर भोजनके लिये न जाय ।। अवकीर्ण: सुगुप्तश्न न वाचा हााप्रियं वदेत्‌ । मृदुः स्यादप्रतिक्रूरो विस्रब्ध: स्यादकत्थन:

avakīrṇaḥ sugupteśnān na vācā hāpriyaṃ vadet | mṛduḥ syād apratikrūro visrabdhaḥ syād akatthanaḥ ||

Bhīṣma disse: “Que ele viva sem se enredar em facções; numa aldeia ou no meio da multidão, não deve tomar partido a favor ou contra ninguém. Tendo abandonado o sustento de mendigar alimento, não deve ir à casa de outrem para uma refeição apenas por ter sido convidado previamente. Deve comer com cautela e disciplina, não dizer palavras ásperas ou desagradáveis, ser gentil e não cruel na resposta, manter-se sereno e confiável na conduta, e jamais se vangloriar.”

अवकीर्णःone who is fallen/impure (a transgressor)
अवकीर्णः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootअवकीर्ण (कृदन्त; अव-√कॄ/कीर्)
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
सुगुप्तश्नःone who eats secretly/guardedly
सुगुप्तश्नः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootसुगुप्तश्न (बहुव्रीहि; सु + गुप्त + श्न)
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
not
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
वाचाby speech/with words
वाचा:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootवाच्
FormFeminine, Instrumental, Singular
अप्रियम्unpleasant (thing/word)
अप्रियम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootअप्रिय
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
वदेत्should speak
वदेत्:
TypeVerb
Root√वद्
FormOptative (Vidhi-lin), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada
मृदुःgentle/soft
मृदुः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootमृदु
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
स्यात्should be
स्यात्:
TypeVerb
Root√अस्
FormOptative (Vidhi-lin), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada
अप्रतिक्रूरःnot harsh in return / not retaliatorily cruel
अप्रतिक्रूरः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootअप्रतिक्रूर
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
विस्रब्धःcalm/confident/unperturbed
विस्रब्धः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootविस्रब्ध (वि-√स्रभ्/स्रम्भ्; कृदन्त)
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
स्यात्should be
स्यात्:
TypeVerb
Root√अस्
FormOptative (Vidhi-lin), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada
अकत्थनःnot boastful / not self-praising
अकत्थनः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootअकत्थन
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular

भीष्म उवाच

B
Bhishma

Educational Q&A

Maintain ethical restraint: avoid factionalism, do not depend on social invitations for food, eat with discipline, speak no harsh words, respond without cruelty, remain composed, and avoid boasting.

In Shanti Parva, Bhishma instructs Yudhishthira on dharma and right conduct; here he outlines practical behavioral rules—especially for a disciplined, renunciant-leaning life—centered on neutrality, self-control, and gentle speech.