Shloka 243

Devanagari script

बुद्धिह्हि व्यवसायेन लक्ष्यते नात्र संशय: । चिन्तन मनका और निश्चय बुद्धिका लक्षण है; क्योंकि मनुष्य इस जगतमें मनके द्वारा चिन्तन की हुई वस्तुओंका बुद्धिसे ही निश्चय करते हैं, निश्चयके द्वारा ही बुद्धि जाननेमें आती है, इसमें संदेह नहीं है

Transliteration

buddhir hi vyavasāyena lakṣyate nātra saṁśayaḥ |

Translation

قال فايُو: «إنّ العقل يُعرَف بقوّة الحسم والعزم القاطع؛ ولا شكّ في ذلك. قد يسرح الذهن في الخواطر والاحتمالات، غير أنّ العقل هو الذي يبتّ ويستقرّ على ما ينبغي قبوله. فاليقين والقرار الراسخ هما العلامتان اللتان يُعرَف بهما العقل».

Word by Word

बुद्धिःintellect, understanding

हिindeed, for

व्यवसायेनby determination/resolve

लक्ष्यतेis perceived/recognized

नnot

अत्रhere, in this matter

संशयःdoubt

Speaker

वायुदेव उवाच

Characters & Entities

Vāyu (Vāyudeva)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse defines buddhi (intellect) by vyavasāya—firm determination and decisive ascertainment. Thoughts may arise in the mind, but the intellect is known by its capacity to conclude, choose, and settle on a course with clarity.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vāyudeva is speaking in a didactic context, offering a definition of the inner faculties. He distinguishes the mind’s role in thinking from the intellect’s role in arriving at certainty, emphasizing discernment as a moral and practical guide.