Shloka 16
अध्याय २२० — बलिवासवसंवादः
Bali–Vāsava Dialogue on Kāla and Steadfastness
न हृष्यति महत्यर्थे व्यसने च न शोचति । स वै परिमितप्रज्ञ: स दान्तो द्विज उच्यते
na hṛṣyati mahāty arthe vyasane ca na śocati | sa vai parimitaprajñaḥ sa dānto dvija ucyate ||
மிகுந்த செல்வமோ வெற்றியோ வந்தபோது மகிழ்ச்சியில் மிதக்காமல், துன்பம் வந்தபோது துயரத்தில் மூழ்காமல் இருப்பவன்—அவனே அளவான ஞானமுடைய, இந்திரியங்களை அடக்கிய த்விஜன் எனப் போற்றப்படுகிறான்.
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
True refinement is equanimity: do not become intoxicated by great gains, and do not collapse into sorrow in misfortune. Such balance indicates measured wisdom (parimitaprajñā) and sense-mastery (dānta), which Bhīṣma presents as marks of a truly noble ‘dvija’ in conduct.
In Śānti Parva, Bhīṣma instructs Yudhiṣṭhira on dharma and right conduct after the war. Here he defines a hallmark of the disciplined person: steadiness of mind amid prosperity and adversity.