Shloka 11
Adhyāya 115: On Restraint Under Verbal Provocation in the Assembly (सभायां आक्रोश-सहिष्णुता)
यस्यावाच्यं न लोके5स्ति नाकार्य चापि किंचन । वाचं तेन न संदध्याच्छुचि: संश्लिष्टकर्मणा
yasya avācyaṃ na loke 'sti na akāryaṃ cāpi kiṃcana | vācaṃ tena na sandadhyāc chuciḥ saṃśliṣṭa-karmāṇā ||
Wika ni Bhishma: “Sa taong sa mundong ito ay walang itinuturing na ‘hindi dapat sabihin’ at wala ring ‘hindi dapat gawin,’ ang isang dalisay—na kilala bilang nalinis at pinadakila ng matatag na matuwid na asal—ay hindi man lamang dapat makipag-usap.”
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
A person who recognizes no limits on what may be said or done is ethically dangerous; the virtuous should avoid even verbal association with such a person, protecting their own purity and moral clarity.
In Shanti Parva’s instruction on dharma and conduct, Bhishma advises standards for association: the righteous should distance themselves from shameless individuals whose speech and actions have no restraint.