Shloka 15
पुरुषैरिन्द्रियाणीह वेदितव्यानि कृत्स्नश: । तमो रजश्न सत्त्वं च तेडपि भावास्तदाश्रिता:
puruṣair indriyāṇīha veditavyāni kṛtsnaśaḥ | tamo rajaś ca sattvaṃ ca te 'pi bhāvās tad-āśritāḥ ||
ভীষ্মে ক’লে—এই জগতত মানুহে নিজৰ ইন্দ্ৰিয়সমূহ (আৰু অন্তঃকৰণ) সম্পূৰ্ণভাৱে জানি সাৱধানে সংযত কৰি ৰাখিব লাগে; কিয়নো তমস, ৰজস আৰু সত্ত্ব—এই তিন গুণেই সিহঁতৰ আশ্ৰয় লৈ প্ৰৱৰ্তে।
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
One should vigilantly know and regulate the senses and inner faculties, because the three guṇas (sattva, rajas, tamas) express themselves through them; mastery of conduct begins with mastery of these instruments.
In the Śānti Parva’s instruction section, Bhīṣma is advising Yudhiṣṭhira on ethical and psychological discipline, emphasizing sense-awareness and governance as the basis for stable character and right action.