Shloka 14
चन्दने मलपड़्के च भोजने5भोजने समा: । सम॑ येषां दुकूलं च तथा क्षौमाजिनानि च,वे चन्दन और मलकी कीचड़में, भोजन और उपवासमें समान दृष्टि रखते हैं। उनके लिये साधारण वस्त्र, रेशमी वस्त्र और मृगछाला समान हैं
candane malapaṅke ca bhojane ’bhojane samāḥ | samaṁ yeṣāṁ dukūlaṁ ca tathā kṣaumājināni ca ||
毗湿摩说道：“若有人于檀香涂身与污泥秽淖之间心境平等，于进食与断食之间亦复平等；若对其而言，粗布与细绢、麻衣与鹿皮皆无差别——此等之人，以内在安住与不著于安乐或苦恼而为标志。”
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse teaches equanimity (samatva): a disciplined person is not swayed by comfort or discomfort, honor or contempt, luxury or austerity. Such steadiness reflects inner freedom from attachment and aversion.
In Anushasana Parva, Bhishma instructs on dharma and virtuous conduct. Here he describes the qualities of a spiritually mature person by listing pairs of opposites—pleasant and unpleasant, indulgence and restraint, fine and coarse clothing—and stating that the wise regard them as the same.