Shloka 11
मानसतीर्थ-शौचप्रशंसा | Praise of the ‘Mental Tīrtha’ and the Marks of Purity
सत्यवान् दानशीलबश्र ब्रह्माण्यश्वञानसूयक: । क्षान्तो दान्तो जितक्रोध: स गच्छति परां गतिम्
satyavān dānaśīlaś ca brahmaṇyaś cān asūyakaḥ | kṣānto dānto jitakrodhaḥ sa gacchati parāṃ gatim ||
جو سچّا اور سخی ہو، برہمنوں کا عقیدت مند اور حسد سے پاک ہو؛ جو بردبار، نفس پر قابو رکھنے والا اور غضب کو فتح کرنے والا ہو—وہ اعلیٰ ترین منزل کو پہنچتا ہے۔
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
The highest spiritual attainment is linked to a cluster of virtues: truthfulness and generosity, reverence for the righteous (especially Brahmins as custodians of sacred learning), freedom from envy, and inner discipline—patience, sense-control, and conquest of anger.
In the Anuśāsana Parva’s instruction section, Bhīṣma continues advising Yudhiṣṭhira on dharma. Here he summarizes the qualities of a dharmic person and states the फल (result): such a person reaches the supreme goal.