Shloka 43
ब्राह्मणस्य पूर्वतरा वृत्तिः — The Earlier Ideal Conduct of a Brahmana
River-of-Saṃsāra Metaphor
न चेदमचलं स्थानमनन्तं वापि कस्यचित् । त्वं तु बालिशया बुद्धया ममेदमिति मन््यसे
na cedam acalaṁ sthānam anantaṁ vāpi kasyacit | tvaṁ tu bāliśayā buddhyā mamedam iti manyase ||
毗湿摩说道：此等地位并非不可动摇，也不为任何人而无尽长存。可你以孩童般迷妄的心智，竟自以为“这是我的”。即便因陀罗之王权，也从未证明恒久不变；许多人曾执掌，终又逝去。因此，莫将权势当作私有之物而执著——当知其无常，以谦卑之心依达摩而行。
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Positions of authority are transient; claiming them as ‘mine’ is delusion. One should rule or act without possessiveness, with humility and adherence to dharma.
Bhishma admonishes a proud ruler (implicitly one who identifies with high office, like Indra’s status) by reminding him that no post is permanent; many have held such power and departed, so arrogance and possessiveness are misguided.