Shloka 19
अध्याय २२० — बलिवासवसंवादः
Bali–Vāsava Dialogue on Kāla and Steadfastness
कामक्रोधौ च लोभश्व परस्येष्याविकत्थना । कामक्रोधौ वशे कृत्वा ब्रह्मचारी जितेन्द्रिय:
bhīṣma uvāca | kāmakrodhau ca lobhaś ca parasyaiṣyāvikatthanā | kāmakrodhau vaśe kṛtvā brahmacārī jitendriyaḥ |
毗湿摩说道：“欲与怒，以及贪、嫉他、夸诞自誉——这些过失充满了那等人。故而，守持至高而严峻誓戒的婆罗门，当自制其身：令欲与怒归于掌控，住于梵行（brahmacarya），以坚定精进投入严苦的苦行。无诸障碍，当以忍耐周行世间，等待命终之时的到来。”
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Mastery over desire and anger is presented as foundational to dharmic life; the disciplined Brahmin should restrain the senses, avoid envy and boasting, and pursue brahmacarya and austerity with patience until death.
In the Shanti Parva’s instruction on dharma, Bhishma continues advising on ethical and ascetic conduct, contrasting common vices with the ideal regimen of a vow-observing Brahmin.