Shloka 14
कपोती-विलापः स्वर्गसंयोगश्च
The Dove’s Lament and Celestial Reunion
ये नृशंसा दुरात्मान: प्राणिप्राणहरा नरा: । उद्बवेजनीया भूतानां व्याला इव भवन्ति ते
ye nṛśaṃsā durātmānaḥ prāṇiprāṇaharā narāḥ | udvejanīyā bhūtānāṃ vyālā iva bhavanti te ||
Wika ni Bhishma: Yaong mga taong malupit at masama ang kalooban, na kumikitil sa buhay ng mga nilalang, ay nagiging sanhi ng takot at pandidiri ng lahat—gaya ng makamandag na ahas. Itinuturo nito na ang karahasang mula sa kalupitan ay nagbubukod sa tao sa pamayanang moral: ang ganitong buhay ay kinatatakutan sa lahat ng dako, hindi iginagalang.
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Cruelty and the taking of life make a person universally feared and shunned; ethical conduct (especially restraint from harming beings) is essential for social trust and moral standing.
In Śānti Parva, Bhīṣma instructs Yudhiṣṭhira on dharma and right conduct. Here he characterizes violent, cruel men as comparable to serpents—creatures that all beings instinctively avoid—highlighting the social and moral consequences of such behavior.