Shloka 42
Dama-pradhāna-dharma (Self-restraint as the Root of Dharma) — Śānti-parva 154
इह त्यक्त्वा न तिष्ठन्ति बान्धवा बान्धवं प्रियम् स्नेहमुत्सूज्य गच्छन्ति बाष्पपूर्णाविलेक्षणा:
iha tyaktvā na tiṣṭhanti bāndhavā bāndhavaṁ priyam | sneham utsṛjya gacchanti bāṣpa-pūrṇāvilīkṣaṇāḥ ||
Wika ni Bhishma: “Sa mundong ito, ang mga kamag-anak ay hindi nananatili matapos iwan ang minamahal na kaanak. Itinatapon nila ang lahat ng pagkakapit at umaalis mula rito na ang mga mata’y malabo at punô ng luha.”
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even the closest family bonds are subject to separation; therefore one should understand the impermanence of worldly attachment (sneha) and cultivate steadiness and discernment in the face of loss.
In Bhishma’s instruction within the Shanti Parva, he reflects on how relatives, overwhelmed by sorrow, abandon even beloved kin and move on—eyes blurred with tears—illustrating the transient nature of human associations.