Shloka 10
दमेन सदृशं धर्म नान्यं लोकेषु शुश्रुम ।। दमो हि परमो लोके प्रशस्त: सर्वधर्मिणाम्,हमने संसारमें दमके समान दूसरा कोई धर्म नहीं सुना। जगत्में सभी धर्मवालोंके यहाँ दमको उत्कृष्ट बताया गया है। सबने उसकी भूरि-भूरि प्रशंसा की है
damena sadṛśaṃ dharma nānyaṃ lokeṣu śuśruma | damo hi paramo loke praśastaḥ sarvadharmiṇām ||
Wika ni Bhishma: “Hindi pa namin narinig na may tungkuling sa mga daigdig na maihahambing sa pagpipigil-sa-sarili. Tunay nga, ang pagpipigil-sa-sarili ay itinuturing na pinakamataas na kabutihan sa mundong ito, pinupuri ng lahat ng sumusunod sa dharma.”
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Self-restraint (dama)—control of senses, impulses, and speech—is presented as the supreme dharma, the foundation that supports all other virtues and makes righteous conduct stable and effective.
In the Shanti Parva’s instruction section, Bhishma continues advising Yudhishthira on dharma after the war, emphasizing that among moral disciplines, self-control is universally praised as the highest.