Shloka 44
Kṣemadarśa–Kālakavṛkṣīya Saṃvāda: Counsel on Impermanence, Non-attachment, and Composure in Dispossession
संचये च विनाशान्ते मरणान्ते च जीविते । संयोगे च वियोगान्ते को नु विप्रणयेन्मन:,जब संग्रहका अन्त विनाश ही है, जब जीवनका अन्त मृत्यु ही है और जब संयोगका अन्त वियोग ही है, तब इनकी ओर कौन अपना मन लगायेगा?
sañcaye ca vināśānte maraṇānte ca jīvite | saṃyoge ca viyogānte ko nu vipraṇayen manaḥ ||
毗湿摩说道：“既然积聚终归毁灭，生命终归死亡，一切相聚终归离散——谁还会把心系在这些短暂之物上？智者见其必然之终，便收摄执著，转向更稳固的所求：达摩与内在的解脱。”
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
All conditioned things are impermanent: possessions perish, life ends in death, and relationships culminate in separation. Therefore one should not cling to them, but cultivate detachment and orient the mind toward dharma and liberation.
In the Shanti Parva’s instruction to Yudhishthira, Bhishma continues his ethical teaching by emphasizing impermanence as a basis for reducing attachment and grief, guiding the king toward steadier, dharmic priorities after the war.