Shloka 5
Adhyāya 115: On Restraint Under Verbal Provocation in the Assembly (सभायां आक्रोश-सहिष्णुता)
इति संश्लाघते नित्यं तेन पापेन कर्मणा । इदमुक्तो मया कश्चित् सम्मतो जनसंसदि
iti saṁślāghate nityaṁ tena pāpena karmaṇā | idam ukto mayā kaścit sammato jana-saṁsadi ||
“Vì thế, do hành vi tội lỗi ấy, hắn cứ mãi tự tán dương mình. Đó là điều ta đã được nghe từ một người được kính trọng trong hội chúng loài người.”
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse criticizes the moral blindness of one who not only commits a sinful act but also continually boasts about it; it implies that ethical degradation is intensified when wrongdoing becomes a source of pride and public self-praise.
Bhīṣma reports a detail he has learned—attributed to a respected person in an assembly—about someone who habitually glorifies himself on account of a sinful deed, using this report as part of his broader instruction on conduct and moral discernment.