Shloka 16
अध्याय २२० — बलिवासवसंवादः
Bali–Vāsava Dialogue on Kāla and Steadfastness
न हृष्यति महत्यर्थे व्यसने च न शोचति । स वै परिमितप्रज्ञ: स दान्तो द्विज उच्यते
na hṛṣyati mahāty arthe vyasane ca na śocati | sa vai parimitaprajñaḥ sa dānto dvija ucyate ||
毗湿摩说道：得大财大成而不狂喜，遭逆境而不哀伤——这样的人称为“二生者”（dvija），其智有度，诸根已调伏。此教诲赞颂内在的安定：德行的成熟不在于得失多少，而在于心能平等，于顺境与困厄中皆守持自律。
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
True refinement is equanimity: do not become intoxicated by great gains, and do not collapse into sorrow in misfortune. Such balance indicates measured wisdom (parimitaprajñā) and sense-mastery (dānta), which Bhīṣma presents as marks of a truly noble ‘dvija’ in conduct.
In Śānti Parva, Bhīṣma instructs Yudhiṣṭhira on dharma and right conduct after the war. Here he defines a hallmark of the disciplined person: steadiness of mind amid prosperity and adversity.