Shloka 10
अध्याय २२० — बलिवासवसंवादः
Bali–Vāsava Dialogue on Kāla and Steadfastness
अक्रोध आर्जवं नित्यं नातिवादो5भिमानिता । गुरुपूजानसूया च दया भूतेष्वपैशुनम्
akrodha ārjavaṁ nityaṁ nātivādo 'bhimānitā | guru-pūjā anasūyā ca dayā bhūteṣv apaiśunam ||
毗湿摩说道：“无嗔怒，恒常正直，不沉溺于过度争辩，且无傲慢；敬事师长，不以嫉妒而挑人过失；慈悲一切众生，远离诽谤——此皆自制与内在戒律之相，能护持法（dharma）。”
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Bhīṣma lists ethical disciplines that characterize a dharmic person: mastery over anger, truthful simplicity, restraint in speech and debate, humility, reverence for the teacher, non-faultfinding, compassion for all beings, and avoidance of slander.
In Śānti Parva, Bhīṣma instructs Yudhiṣṭhira on dharma after the war. Here he enumerates specific virtues—especially restraint of anger and speech, humility, and compassion—as practical marks of inner discipline.