Shloka 10
Varṇa-lakṣaṇa and Ātma-saṃyama (Marks of Social Conduct and Self-Restraint) | वर्णलक्षणम् एवं आत्मसंयमः
येन येन यथा यद् यत् पुरा कर्म समीहितम् । तत्तदेकतरो भुड्क्ते नित्यं विहितमात्मना
yena yena yathā yad yat purā karma samīhitam | tat tad ekataro bhuṅkte nityaṁ vihitam ātmanā ||
毗湿摩说道：一个人往昔以何种方式、以何种具体形态起意并造作诸业，其业之果，必定唯由此人独自承受——恒常如同由自身所判定一般。
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
The core teaching is that karmic results are personal and inescapable: whatever actions one has intentionally performed in the past, one alone must experience their corresponding fruits. Ethical accountability cannot be shifted to others.
In the Shanti Parva’s instruction on dharma and right conduct, Bhishma is teaching Yudhishthira about the law of karma—emphasizing that outcomes follow one’s own deeds and are borne individually.