Shloka 6
त्रिवर्गविचारः
Tri-varga Deliberation: Dharma, Artha, Kāma
धर्मस्य विधयो नैके ये वै प्रोक्ता महर्षिभि: | स्वं स्वं विज्ञानमाश्रित्य दमस्तेषां परायणम्
dharmasya vidhayo naike ye vai proktā maharṣibhiḥ | svaṃ svaṃ vijñānam āśritya damas teṣāṃ parāyaṇam ||
毗湿摩说道：“法（dharma）的规制并非只有一种，而是多种多样，正如诸大圣仙所宣说。各人依其自身证悟而说；然而它们共同的根基与最终所依，皆是‘达摩’（dama）——自制，调伏其心与诸根。”
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Dharma has many legitimate formulations taught by different seers, but all of them ultimately rest on dama—inner discipline and control of mind and senses—as the indispensable basis for righteous living.
In the Shanti Parva instruction, Bhishma is teaching about the nature of dharma, emphasizing that while authorities differ in prescriptions according to their insight, they converge on self-restraint as the shared foundation.