Shloka 20
Kośa-saṃjanana and Subtle Dharma
Treasury Formation and Fine-Grained Ethics
स शेषकारिणतस्तत्र शेषं पश्यन्ति सर्वश: | नि:शेषकारिणो नित्यं नि:शेषकरणाद् भयम्
sa śeṣa-kāriṇatas tatra śeṣaṃ paśyanti sarvaśaḥ | niḥśeṣa-kāriṇo nityaṃ niḥśeṣa-karaṇād bhayam ||
Wika ni Bhīṣma: “Yaong sa pagkuha ng yaman ng iba ay nag-iiwan pa ng kaunting natitira, ay makakakita ring ang sa kanila’y may naiiwang bahagi sa bawat panig. Ngunit yaong walang iniiwan—yaong hinuhubaran ang iba nang lubos—ay laging nabubuhay sa takot na ang sarili nilang yaman ay mauubos din nang ganap.”
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Moderation and restraint in taking from others protects one’s own security: leaving something for others reduces retaliation and karmic/social backlash, whereas total plunder breeds constant fear of total loss.
In the Śānti Parva’s instruction on dharma and right conduct, Bhīṣma advises Yudhiṣṭhira through a general maxim: how one treats others’ property shapes one’s own stability—restraint leads to preservation, ruthless taking leads to anxiety and ruin.