Shloka 13
Satya–Anṛta Viveka (Discrimination between Truth and Falsehood) | सत्य–अनृत विवेकः
(अहिंसा सत्यमक्रोधस्तपो दानं दमो मति: । अनसूयाप्यमात्सर्यमनीर्ष्पा शीलमेव च ।।
bhīṣma uvāca | ahiṃsā satyam akrodhas tapo dānaṃ damo matiḥ | anasūyāpy amātsaryam anīrṣyā śīlam eva ca || eṣa dharmaḥ kuruśreṣṭha kathitaḥ parameṣṭhinā | brahmaṇā devadevena ayaṃ caiva sanātanaḥ || asmin dharme sthito rājan naro bhadrāṇi paśyati |
毗湿摩说道：不害（阿希ṃ萨）、真实、无嗔怒、苦行、布施、克己自制、明净之慧、不苛求他人之过、无嫉无妒，以及践行高贵的品行——此皆为达摩。噢，俱卢族中最卓越者，此达摩乃由至上者、诸神之神梵天所宣说，确为永恒。噢，大王，能安住于此永恒达摩之人，必得见吉祥与真实的利益。
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Bhishma defines an eternal, universal Dharma as a set of inner and outer virtues—non-violence, truth, freedom from anger, austerity, generosity, self-restraint, clear understanding, non-fault-finding, and freedom from envy—taught by Brahmā; abiding in these leads to genuine welfare.
In the Shanti Parva instruction to King Yudhiṣṭhira after the war, Bhishma continues his discourse on righteous living, listing foundational virtues and grounding them in divine authority by attributing them to Brahmā as the eternal Dharma.