Shloka 47
Kṣemadarśa–Kālakavṛkṣīya Saṃvāda: Counsel on Impermanence, Non-attachment, and Composure in Dispossession
नियच्छ यच्छ संयच्छ इन्द्रियाणि मनो गिरम् | प्रतिषेद्धा न चाप्येषु दुर्बलेष्वहितेष्वपि
niyaccha yaccha saṁyaccha indriyāṇi mano giram | pratiṣeddhā na cāpyeṣu durbaleṣv ahiteṣv api
毗湿摩说道：“当收摄、约束并坚固调伏你的诸根、你的心与言语。要成为能拒绝、能止住的人——即便在看似微弱无害之事上，即便那些事其实是不善的——使任何一次松懈都不致滋长为过失。”
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Bhīṣma teaches rigorous self-restraint: discipline the senses, mind, and speech, and cultivate the capacity to refuse temptations—especially those that seem small or harmless—because minor lapses can lead to harmful outcomes and erosion of dharma.
In Śānti Parva, Bhīṣma instructs Yudhiṣṭhira on dharma and right conduct. Here he emphasizes inner governance—control of sensory impulses, mental movements, and speech—as a foundation for ethical life and stable kingship.