Shloka 7
Kṣemadarśa–Kālakavṛkṣīya Saṃvāda: Counsel on Impermanence, Non-attachment, and Composure in Dispossession
निर्विद्यति नर: कामान्निरविद्य सुखमेधते । त्यक्त्वा प्रीतिं च शोक॑ च लब्ध्वा बुद्धिमयं वसु
bhīṣma uvāca | nirvidyati naraḥ kāmān niravidya sukham edhate | tyaktvā prītiṃ ca śokaṃ ca labdhvā buddhimayaṃ vasu ||
毗湿摩说道：“当一个人对诸欲与感官之乐生起厌离，因离著而舍弃欢喜与忧悲两端；于是——得到了由觉悟之慧所成的财富——他便安住于恒常的安乐之中。”
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Dispassion toward sense-pleasures leads to equanimity: by relinquishing both elation and grief, one gains the ‘wealth of wisdom’ (buddhi) and thereby experiences stable, lasting happiness.
In the Shanti Parva’s instruction on dharma and right living, Bhishma continues advising the listener (Yudhishthira in context) by describing the inner transformation of a person who turns away from sensual craving and becomes steady-minded, valuing wisdom over external enjoyments.