Shloka 2
भीष्म उवाच मन एव मनुष्यस्य पूर्वरूपाणि शंसति । भविष्यतश्न भद्रें ते तथैव न भविष्यत:
bhīṣma uvāca: mana eva manuṣyasya pūrvarūpāṇi śaṃsati | bhaviṣyataś ca bhadraṃ te tathaiva na bhaviṣyati ||
قال بهيشما: «إن العقل وحده هو الذي يُنبئ بعلامات الرجل السابقة ودلائله. وأما ما لم يأت بعد—فليكن لك الخير—فإنه كذلك لا يقع على الصورة نفسها التي يتخيلها العقل».
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Bhishma emphasizes the mind’s power to generate and interpret ‘signs’ about one’s condition and prospects, while also cautioning that imagined futures may not unfold as anticipated; ethical steadiness requires not being ruled by mental projections.
In the Shanti Parva’s instruction-setting, Bhishma continues advising the listener (addressed with a blessing, ‘bhadraṃ te’) and reflects on how the mind reads omens and anticipates outcomes, framing a counsel about discernment and restraint regarding future anxieties.