Shloka 8
Adhyāya 159 — Dāna–Dakṣiṇā, Āpaddharma Measures, and Prāyaścitta Classifications
हरणं परवित्तानां परदाराभिमर्शनम् | वाग्वेगो मनसो वेगो निन्दावेगस्तथैव च
haraṇaṁ paravittānāṁ paradārābhimarśanam | vāg-vego manaso vegaḥ nindā-vegas tathaiva ca
毗湿摩说道：“夺取他人之财，侵犯他人之妻，言语的冲动，心念的冲动，以及同样那股诋毁他人的冲动——这些都是驱人走向非义的力量；欲求法（Dharma）者，当加以节制。”
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Bhīṣma lists key moral dangers—stealing others’ wealth, violating another’s spouse, and the unchecked impulses of speech, mind, and disparagement—implying that dharma requires mastery over these urges through restraint and ethical discipline.
In Śānti Parva, Bhīṣma instructs Yudhiṣṭhira on righteous conduct after the war. Here he enumerates specific impulses and transgressions that undermine character and social order, as part of a broader discourse on dharma and self-governance.