Shloka 45
Kṣemadarśa–Kālakavṛkṣīya Saṃvāda: Counsel on Impermanence, Non-attachment, and Composure in Dispossession
धनं वा पुरुषो राजन् पुरुष वा पुनर्धनम् अवश्यं प्रजहात्येव तद् विद्वान् कोडनुसंज्वरेत्
dhanaṃ vā puruṣo rājan puruṣo vā punar dhanam | avaśyaṃ prajahāty eva tad vidvān ko 'nusañjvaret ||
毗湿摩说道：“大王啊，不论是人舍弃财富，还是财富舍弃人，总有一日必然如此。明知此不可免，智者又怎会为财而忧灼？”
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Wealth is inherently impermanent: either a person leaves it behind, or it slips away from the person. Recognizing this certainty, the wise do not waste their inner peace in anxious attachment to riches.
In the Shanti Parva’s instruction to the king, Bhishma counsels Yudhishthira on righteous living and mental steadiness. Here he emphasizes non-attachment by pointing out the inevitable separation between people and their wealth.