Shloka 7
इन्द्रेण वृत्रवधः, ब्रह्महत्याया अनुगमनम्, तथा च विभाजन-निवासविधानम्
Indra’s defeat of Vṛtra; pursuit by Brahmahatyā; allocation of her abodes
भ्रम॑ं सम्मोहमावर्तम भ्यासाद् विनिवर्तयेत् । निद्रां च प्रतिभां चैव ज्ञानाभ्यासेन तत्त्ववित्,तत्त्ववेत्ता पुरुष शास्त्रके अभ्याससे भ्रम, मोह और संशयका तथा आलस्य और प्रतिभा (नानाविषयिणी बुद्धि)--इन दोनों दोषोंका ज्ञानके अभ्याससे निराकरण करे
bhramaṁ sammoham āvartaṁ abhyāsād vinivartayet | nidrāṁ ca pratibhāṁ caiva jñānābhyāsena tattvavit tattvavettā puruṣaḥ ||
তত্ত্বজ্ঞ ব্যক্তিয়ে অভ্যাসে ভ্ৰম, সম্মোহন আৰু মনৰ অশান্তিৰ আবর্ত নিবৃত্ত কৰিব লাগে। আৰু জ্ঞানাভ্যাসে নিদ্ৰা আৰু ‘প্ৰতিভা’—বহু বিষয়ৰ পিছে পিছে দৌৰি ফুৰা ছিটিকি যোৱা বুদ্ধি—এই দুয়ো দোষো দূৰ কৰিব লাগে।
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Persistent practice (abhyāsa), specifically the cultivation of true knowledge (jñānābhyāsa), is the remedy for mental errors—confusion, delusion, and turbulent distraction—and also for lethargy and a scattered, many-objected cleverness (pratibhā) that can hinder steady insight.
In the Śānti Parva’s instruction on dharma and inner discipline, Bhishma continues advising Yudhiṣṭhira on how a seeker should train the mind: by repeated practice, one should remove cognitive and behavioral obstacles that block clear discernment and righteous living.