Shloka 22
अध्याय ५७ — राज्ञः नित्यप्रयत्नः, रक्षा-प्रधानता, तथा त्याग-नीतिः
Chapter 57: Constant Royal Vigilance, Primacy of Protection, and Principles of Dismissal
स्वयं प्रहर्ता दाता च वश्यात्मा रम्यसाधन: । काले दाता च भोक्ता च शुद्धाचारस्तथैव च
svayaṁ prahartā dātā ca vaśyātmā ramya-sādhanaḥ | kāle dātā ca bhoktā ca śuddhācāras tathaiva ca ||
毗湿摩说道：“人当自立，能果断行事，而又慷慨施与；当制御其心，具足端正而可喜的生计之道。于适当之时，既能布施亦能受用；并应恒常守持清净行，坚住于善行。”
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse teaches a balanced dharmic character: be capable of firm action, practice generosity, master the mind, use resources in a fitting way, give and enjoy at the proper time, and maintain purity and integrity of conduct.
In Śānti Parva, Bhīṣma instructs Yudhiṣṭhira on dharma after the war. Here he lists virtues and practical disciplines expected of an ideal person (especially a ruler/householder): decisiveness, charity, self-mastery, timely giving and enjoyment, and unwavering good conduct.