Shloka 96
यज्ञेऽहिंसा-प्राधान्यम्
Primacy of Non-Harm in Sacrificial Ethics
मानान्मोहाच्च लोभाच्च लौल्यमेतत्प्रकल्पितम् । उन धूत्तोंने अभिमान, मोह और लोभके वशीभूत होकर उन वस्तुओंके प्रति अपनी यह लोलुपता ही प्रकट की है
mānān mohāc ca lobhāc ca laulyaṃ etat prakalpitam |
毗湿摩说道：“此等贪求，乃由我慢、迷妄与贪欲所造作而成。故对诸物的执著，并非无辜的偏好，而是由内在过失生起的心之构作——当审其因而拔其根，不应只是一味追逐或责怪外物。”
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Craving (laulya) is not inherent in objects; it is mentally constructed from pride (māna), delusion (moha), and greed (lobha). Ethical reform therefore targets these inner causes—humbling pride, clarifying understanding, and restraining greed—to dissolve attachment.
In the Shanti Parva’s instruction on dharma and inner discipline, Bhishma explains the roots of human attachment and moral downfall, diagnosing how certain vices generate restless longing and thereby lead one away from right conduct.