Shloka 27
Haṃsa–Sādhya Saṃvāda: Satya, Dama, Kṣamā and the Discipline of Speech
दिवसे दिवसे नाम रात्रौ रात्रौ पुमान् सदा | भोक्तव्यमिति यः खिन्नो दोषबुद्धि: स उच्यते
divase divase nāma rātrau rātrau pumān sadā | bhoktavyam iti yaḥ khinno doṣabuddhiḥ sa ucyate |
Wika ni Bhishma: Ang taong, araw-araw at gabi-gabi, ay laging nababagabag sa isip na, “Kailangan kong magpakasaya (o kumain),” ay tinatawag na may pag-unawang may bahid ng kamalian; ang kanyang isip ay nakagapos sa pagnanasa at pag-aalala sa halip na tumatag sa wastong pag-unawa.
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
A mind that is perpetually anxious about securing enjoyment or food—treating consumption as an obsessional necessity—reflects doṣa-buddhi, a defective or fault-colored discernment. The ethical point is to restrain craving and cultivate steadiness, so life is guided by dharma rather than compulsive appetite.
In the Shanti Parva’s instruction section, Bhishma continues advising Yudhishthira on right conduct and inner discipline. Here he characterizes a particular mental state—constant distress over enjoyment/food—as a mark of flawed understanding, contrasting it implicitly with the calm, discerning attitude praised in dharma-teachings.