Shloka 10
अध्याय २२० — बलिवासवसंवादः
Bali–Vāsava Dialogue on Kāla and Steadfastness
अक्रोध आर्जवं नित्यं नातिवादो5भिमानिता । गुरुपूजानसूया च दया भूतेष्वपैशुनम्
akrodha ārjavaṁ nityaṁ nātivādo 'bhimānitā | guru-pūjā anasūyā ca dayā bhūteṣv apaiśunam ||
Wika ni Bhishma: “Kawalan sa galit, palagiang pagiging tuwid, hindi pagkalulong sa labis na pagtatalo, at kawalan ng pagmamataas; paggalang sa guro, hindi paghanap ng kapintasan dahil sa inggit, habag sa lahat ng nilalang, at pag-iwas sa paninirang-puri—ito ang mga tanda ng pagpipigil-sa-sarili at panloob na disiplina na nagtataguyod sa dharma.”
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Bhīṣma lists ethical disciplines that characterize a dharmic person: mastery over anger, truthful simplicity, restraint in speech and debate, humility, reverence for the teacher, non-faultfinding, compassion for all beings, and avoidance of slander.
In Śānti Parva, Bhīṣma instructs Yudhiṣṭhira on dharma after the war. Here he enumerates specific virtues—especially restraint of anger and speech, humility, and compassion—as practical marks of inner discipline.