Shloka 23
Go-dāna-phala-nirdeśa
Merit and Destinations from the Gift of Cows
यज्ञशूरा दमे शूरा: सत्यशूरास्तथापरे । युद्धशूरास्तथैवोक्ता दानशूराश्ष मानवा:
bhīṣma uvāca | yajñaśūrā dame śūrāḥ satyaśūrās tathāpare | yuddhaśūrās tathaivoktā dānaśūrāś ca mānavāḥ | (buddhiśūrās tathā cānye kṣamāśūrās tathā pare) |
Wika ni Bhīṣma: “Sa mga tao, may mga bayani sa paghahandog (yajña); may mga tinatawag na bayani sa pagpipigil-sa-sarili sapagkat matapang silang magdisiplina ng mga pandama. Gayundin, may mga binabanggit na bayani sa katotohanan, bayani sa digmaan, at bayani sa pagkakawanggawa; at mayroon ding bayani sa karunungan at bayani sa pagtitiis.”
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Heroism is not limited to warfare; Bhīṣma broadens ‘śaurya’ to include moral and spiritual courage—steadfastness in sacrifice, self-restraint, truth, generosity, wisdom, and forgiveness—presenting these as equally worthy forms of excellence within dharma.
In the Anuśāsana Parva’s instruction section, Bhīṣma is teaching about dharma and virtues. Here he classifies different kinds of ‘heroes’ among humans, emphasizing that society recognizes multiple domains of greatness beyond the battlefield.