Shloka 31
मनुष्या यदि वा देवा: शरीरमुपताप्य वै | धर्मिण: सुखमेधन्ते लोभद्वेषविवर्जिता:,मनुष्य हों या देवता, जो शरीरको कष्ट देकर भी धर्माचरणमें लगे रहते हैं तथा लोभ और द्वेषका त्याग कर देते हैं, वे सुखी होते हैं
manuṣyā yadi vā devāḥ śarīram upatāpya vai | dharmiṇaḥ sukham edhante lobha-dveṣa-vivarjitāḥ ||
Bhīṣma nói: “Dù là con người hay chư thiên, ai tuy hành khổ hạnh và tiết chế đến mức thân thể chịu nhọc nhằn mà vẫn chuyên tâm vào hạnh đạo, lại dứt bỏ tham lam và oán ghét, người ấy sẽ tăng trưởng trong an lạc và phúc lành.”
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Happiness is not secured by indulgence but by dharma supported by self-discipline: even if bodily hardship is involved, those who live righteously and abandon greed (lobha) and hatred (dveṣa) flourish in true well-being.
In the Anuśāsana Parva’s instruction section, Bhīṣma continues advising Yudhiṣṭhira on righteous living. Here he generalizes a moral principle: across beings—human or divine—ethical conduct joined with freedom from greed and hatred results in lasting happiness.