Shloka 11

Haṃsa–Sādhya Saṃvāda: Satya, Dama, Kṣamā and the Discipline of Speech

Devanagari script

उपपच्त्योपलब्धेषु लोकेषु च समो भव,'दैवेच्छासे जो भी लौकिक पदार्थ उपलब्ध हों, उनमें समान भाव रखो--राग-द्वेष न करो'

Transliteration

upapratyopalabdheṣu lokeṣu ca samo bhava

Translation

Bhīṣma nói: “Trong mọi hoàn cảnh và của cải thế gian đến với ngươi do duyên và do mệnh trời, hãy giữ tâm bình đẳng. Đừng rơi vào tham luyến hay ghét bỏ; hãy đón nhận điều đến mà lòng không xao động, và giữ hạnh kiểm vững trong dharma.”

Word by Word

• उपपत्त्युपलब्धेषु: in (those) obtained by proper means / by due reasoning
• उपपत्त्युपलब्धेषु: Adhikarana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उपपत्ति-उपलब्ध
• Form: masculine/neuter, locative, plural

• लोकेषु: in worldly objects/conditions
• लोकेषु: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: लोक
• Form: masculine, locative, plural

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• समः: equal-minded, even
• समः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम
• Form: masculine, nominative, singular

• भव: be (become)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू
• Form: imperative, 2nd, singular, parasmaipada

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bhīṣma

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Maintain equanimity toward whatever worldly gains or situations arise by circumstance; avoid rāga (attachment) and dveṣa (aversion), and keep the mind steady in dharma.

What is happening in the narrative?

In Śānti Parva, Bhīṣma instructs Yudhiṣṭhira on righteous living after the war; here he emphasizes inner balance and non-reactivity toward the changing fortunes of worldly life.