Shloka 14

अध्याय १७८ — प्राणवायुगतिः तथा शारीराग्निव्यवस्था

Adhyāya 178 — The courses of prāṇa-vāyu and the regulation of the bodily fire

Devanagari script

तस्मान्निवेंद एवेह गन्तव्य: सुखमिच्छता । सुखं स्वपिति निर्विण्णो निराशश्वार्थसाधने,“अत: सुखकी इच्छा रखनेवाले पुरुषको धन आदिकी ओरसे वैराग्यका ही आश्रय लेना चाहिये। धनोपार्जनकी चेष्टासे निराश होकर जो विरक्त हो जाता है, वह सुखकी नींद सोता है

Transliteration

tasmān nirveda eveha gantavyaḥ sukham icchatā | sukhaṁ svapiti nirviṇṇo nirāśaś cārthasādhane ||

Translation

Wika ni Bhishma: “Kaya nga, ang naghahangad ng kaligayahan sa buhay na ito ay dapat kumapit sa pagwawalang-kapit (paglayo sa pagnanasa) lamang. Kapag ang tao, nabigo sa paghahabol ng pakinabang sa daigdig, ay naging malaya sa pagkakabit, siya’y natutulog nang payapa—nagpapahinga nang masaya, walang pag-asa at walang bigat sa pag-asikaso ng pagkamal ng ari-arian at mga layunin.”

Word by Word

तस्मात्therefore/from that (reason)

निर्वेदःdispassion, indifference

एवindeed, only

इहhere (in this world/this matter)

गन्तव्यःto be gone to / to be resorted to

सुखम्happiness

इच्छताby/for one who desires

सुखम्happily / happiness (as object of 'sleeps')

स्वपितिsleeps

निर्विण्णःdisgusted, disenchanted

निराशःhopeless, without expectation

अर्थसाधनेin the pursuit/means of wealth (acquisition)

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

Bhīṣma

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Bhīṣma teaches that lasting happiness is best secured by nirveda (disenchantment/dispassion) toward wealth and worldly striving; when hope and anxiety about acquiring gains fall away, the mind becomes calm and one rests in genuine peace.

What is happening in the narrative?

In Śānti Parva, Bhīṣma instructs Yudhiṣṭhira on dharma and the means to inner peace after the war; here he emphasizes a practical ethical psychology: frustration with worldly acquisition can mature into detachment, which yields tranquility and contentment.