Shloka 74
पापात्म-धर्मात्म-लक्षणम् तथा निर्वेदेन मोक्षमार्गः | Marks of the Sinful and the Righteous; Dispassion (Nirveda) as a Path to Liberation
Devanagari script
चिरं धारयते रोषं चिरं कर्म नियच्छति । पश्चात्तापकरं कर्म न किंचिदुपपद्यते
Transliteration
ciraṁ dhārayate roṣaṁ ciraṁ karma niyacchati | paścāttāpakaraṁ karma na kiṁcid upapadyate ||
Translation
毗湿摩说道：“能长久按捺怒火，并长久克制那因愤怒而欲行之事的人——从他那里不会生出任何日后足以令人悔恨的行为。”
Word by Word
चिरम्for a long time
चिरम्:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootचिर (अव्यय)
धारयतेholds, bears
धारयते:
TypeVerb
Rootधृ (धारणे)
FormPresent (Lat), 3rd, Singular, Atmanepada
रोषम्anger
रोषम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootरोष
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
चिरम्for a long time
चिरम्:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootचिर (अव्यय)
कर्मaction, deed
कर्म:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootकर्मन्
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
नियच्छतिrestrains, checks
नियच्छति:
TypeVerb
Rootयम् (यमे) उपसर्ग: नि-
FormPresent (Lat), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada
पश्चात्तापकरम्causing regret
पश्चात्तापकरम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootपश्चात्ताप-कर
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
कर्मaction, deed
कर्म:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootकर्मन्
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
नnot
न:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन (निषेध)
किञ्चित्anything
किञ्चित्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootकिम्
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
उपपद्यतेarises, comes to be, is possible
उपपद्यते:
TypeVerb
Rootपद् (गतौ/प्राप्तौ) उपसर्ग: उप-
FormPresent (Lat), 3rd, Singular, Atmanepada
Speaker
भीष्म उवाच
Characters & Entities
B
BhishmaCharacter Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
War Context
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
Sustained restraint of anger and the actions prompted by it prevents regretful, harmful deeds; self-control is presented as a practical foundation of dharma.
In the Shanti Parva’s instruction on righteous conduct, Bhishma advises the listener that mastering anger—by containing it and delaying anger-driven action—ensures one does not commit acts that later demand repentance.