Shloka 5
Śīla-prāpti and Śīla-lakṣaṇa (शीलप्राप्ति-शीललक्षणम्) | On the Acquisition and Marks of Character
विषयाश्नैव कार्त्स्नयेन सर्व आहारसिद्धये । मूलमेतत् त्रिवर्गस्य निवृत्तिमोक्ष उच्यते
viṣayāś caiva kārtsnyena sarva āhāra-siddhaye | mūlam etat trivargasya nivṛtti-mokṣa ucyate ||
毗湿摩说道：“诸感官之境，整体而言，皆为成就种种‘受用’与满足而存在。这正是人生三义——达摩、阿尔塔与迦摩——的根本。转身离开对诸境的依赖，便称为‘解脱’（mokṣa）。”
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Bhishma identifies sense-objects (viṣaya) as the underlying basis that fuels the three worldly aims—dharma, artha, and kāma—because they culminate in experience and enjoyment. Liberation (mokṣa) is defined here as nivṛtti: a decisive turning away from dependence on sense-gratification.
In the Śānti Parva’s instruction section, Bhishma continues advising Yudhiṣṭhira on the goals of life and the path beyond them. This verse frames mokṣa not as another worldly achievement, but as withdrawal from the very engine of worldly striving—attachment to sense-objects.