Shloka 33
Adhyāya 159 — Dāna–Dakṣiṇā, Āpaddharma Measures, and Prāyaścitta Classifications
ये न हृष्यन्ति लाभेषु नालाभेषु व्यथन्ति च । निर्ममा निरहंकारा: सत्त्वस्था: समदर्शिन:
ye na hṛṣyanti lābheṣu nālābheṣu vyathanti ca | nirmamā nirahaṅkārāḥ sattvasthāḥ samadarśinaḥ ||
毗湿摩说道：那些得利不喜、失利不忧；无占有之心、无我慢之念；安住于清明之性（sattva），以平等之眼观一切者——正是达摩所称许的坚住之人。由于其内在的均衡，他们在善与不善之事上堪为可信的引导者，因为他们不为私利与躁动所驱使。
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Dharma is supported by inner steadiness: do not be intoxicated by gain or crushed by loss; abandon possessiveness and ego; remain established in sattva and cultivate equal vision. Such equanimity makes one fit to discern and speak truthfully about what is auspicious and inauspicious.
In the Shanti Parva, Bhishma instructs the listener on the marks of truly virtuous and spiritually mature people. This verse characterizes them by their response to gain and loss and by their freedom from 'mine' and 'I', presenting them as exemplars worthy of trust and emulation.