Shloka 39
जनक–पराशर संवादः — वर्ण-गोत्र-धर्मविचारः
Janaka–Parāśara: Varṇa, Gotra, and Dharma Inquiry
एवं स्वभावमेवैतत् तद् बुद्ध्वा विहरेन्नर: । अशोचचन्नप्रहृष्यंश्व स वै विगतमत्सर:,इस प्रकार “आत्मा असंग एवं निर्लेप है” इस बातको जानकर मनुष्य शोक, हर्ष और देषका परित्याग करके विचरण करे
evaṁ svabhāvam evaitat tad buddhvā viharen naraḥ | aśocan na prahṛṣyaṁś ca sa vai vigata-matsaraḥ ||
知此乃自性：我（Ātman）本不系著，亦不染污；人当行于世而不沉于忧悲，不为欢喜所荡；既舍嫉妒与恶意，便真成无争之人。
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Recognize the Self’s natural condition as unattached and unstained; then live with equanimity—without grief or excessive elation—and abandon envy, which fuels conflict and inner agitation.
In the Shanti Parva’s instruction section, Bhishma continues advising on dharma and inner discipline, urging a life grounded in Self-knowledge and freedom from reactive emotions like sorrow, excitement, and envy.