Shloka 14
Khaḍgotpattiḥ (Origin and Dharmic Function of the Sword) | खड्गोत्पत्तिः
प्रत्यक्ष तु कुरुश्रेष्ठ त्यज लोभमिहात्मना । त्यक्त्वा लोभ॑ सुखं लोके प्रेत्य चानुचरिष्यसि
pratyakṣaṃ tu kuruśreṣṭha tyaja lobham ihātmanā | tyaktvā lobhaṃ sukhaṃ loke pretya cānucariṣyasi ||
毗湿摩说道：“库鲁族中最卓越者啊，你当凭自身的坚决努力，舍弃这在此时此地清楚可见的贪欲。既已舍贪，你将在今世得乐，死后亦复得乐；你将于此生与彼岸皆安泰而行。”
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Greed is a plainly observable source of suffering and moral downfall; therefore one should renounce it through one’s own conscious effort. Such renunciation yields well-being both in this life (social harmony, inner peace) and in the post-death state (favorable spiritual outcome).
In Śānti Parva, Bhīṣma instructs Yudhiṣṭhira on dharma and right conduct after the war. Here he gives direct ethical counsel: abandon greed, because its consequences are visible in the present and it obstructs lasting happiness in both worldly and otherworldly terms.