Shloka 5
तुलाधार-उपदेशः
Tulādhāra’s Instruction to Jājali on Ahiṃsā and Abhaya-dāna
अननेर्दूर्धर्षता ज्योतिस्ताप: पाक: प्रकाशनम् | शोको रागो लघुस्तैक्ष्णयं सततं चोर्ध्वभासिता
anagner durdharṣatā jyotis tāpaḥ pākaḥ prakāśanam | śoko rāgo laghutā tīkṣṇatvaṃ satataṃ cordhvabhāsitā ||
قال بهيشما: تُعرَف النار بهذه الخصال الملازمة لها: عسيرة الاحتمال؛ لامعة؛ باعثة للحرارة؛ تُنضج وتُسوّي؛ وتُضيء. وفيها أيضًا سماتُ احتراقٍ شديد كحدّة الحزن، وحُمرةُ الشغف؛ وخفّتُها وحدّتُها؛ ولهيبُها الذي لا يزال يرتفع إلى أعلى ويظلّ مشعًّا. هكذا تُوصَف صفات النار، لكي يُعرَف طبعُها وآثارُها في العالم.
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse teaches recognition of a thing’s svabhāva (intrinsic nature) through its guṇas (observable qualities). Fire is defined not by name but by effects—heat, light, transformation, sharpness, and upward-rising radiance—encouraging ethical discernment by attending to consequences and characteristics.
In Śānti Parva’s instructional setting, Bhīṣma continues a didactic exposition, listing the defining properties of fire (agni) as part of a broader discussion that classifies and explains the qualities of entities in the world for reflective understanding.