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Shloka 10

मोक्षधर्मः — स्नेहपाशच्छेदः

Mokṣa-dharma: Cutting the Bonds of Attachment

प्राणयात्रिकमात्र: स्यान्मात्रालाभेष्वनादृत: | अलाभे न विहन्येत लाभश्नैनं न हर्षयेत्‌,उसे केवल अपनी प्राणयात्राके निर्वाहमात्रका यत्न करना चाहिये। भर पेट भोजन मिल जाय, इसकी इच्छा नहीं रखनी चाहिये। यदि भिक्षा न मिले तो उससे मनमें पीड़ाका अनुभव न करे और मिल जाय तो उसके कारण वह हर्षित न हो

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

మనిషి జీవనధారణకు అవసరమైనంత మాత్రానికే ప్రయత్నించాలి; దానికన్నా ఎక్కువ లాభం పట్ల నిరాసక్తుడై ఉండాలి. భిక్ష లభించకపోతే దిగులుపడకూడదు; లభిస్తే ఆనందంతో ఉప్పొంగకూడదు—లాభనష్టాలలో సమత్వం నిలుపుకోవాలి.

प्राणयात्रिकमात्रःone who is only for sustaining life (bare-subsistence-minded)
प्राणयात्रिकमात्रः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootप्राण-यात्रा + मात्र
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
स्यात्should be
स्यात्:
TypeVerb
Rootअस् (भू-अर्थे)
FormOptative (Vidhi-lin), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada
मात्रालाभेषुin gains of mere measure / in just-enough gains
मात्रालाभेषु:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootमात्रा + लाभ
FormMasculine, Locative, Plural
अनादृतःindifferent; not caring
अनादृतः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootअनादृत (ppp of अन्-आ-√दृ/√दर् 'to respect' in sense 'to honor')
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
अलाभेin non-attainment; when there is no gain
अलाभे:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootअलाभ
FormMasculine, Locative, Singular
not
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
विहन्येतshould not be distressed / should not be struck down (mentally)
विहन्येत:
TypeVerb
Rootवि-√हन्
FormOptative (Vidhi-lin), 3rd, Singular, Atmanepada
लाभेin gain; when gain occurs
लाभे:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootलाभ
FormMasculine, Locative, Singular
एनम्him
एनम्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootइदम् (एतद्-प्रत्ययान्त सर्वनाम)
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
not
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
हर्षयेत्should not gladden / should not make (him) rejoice
हर्षयेत्:
TypeVerb
Root√हृष् (णिच्)
FormOptative (Vidhi-lin), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

भीष्म उवाच

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Bhīṣma

Educational Q&A

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.

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.