Shloka 18
Adhyātma–Adhibhūta–Adhidaivata Correspondences and the Triguṇa Lakṣaṇas (Śānti-parva 301)
रूपेण दृष्टि संयुक्तां प्राणं गन्धगुणेन च | शब्दे सक्तं तथा श्रीत्र॑ जिह्ना रसगुणेषु च
rūpeṇa dṛṣṭi-saṃyuktā prāṇaṃ gandha-guṇena ca | śabde saktaṃ tathā śrotraṃ jihvā rasa-guṇeṣu ca ||
ভীষ্ম ক’লে— দৃষ্টি ৰূপৰ সৈতে যুক্ত, প্ৰাণ গন্ধগুণৰ সৈতে সম্পৰ্কিত; শ্ৰোত্ৰ শব্দত আসক্ত, আৰু জিহ্বা ৰসগুণত নিবদ্ধ।
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Each sense faculty is naturally bound to its corresponding object—sight to form, hearing to sound, tongue to taste, and so on. Recognizing this built-in tendency helps one practice restraint (dama) and avoid being carried away by sense-attachment, which is central to dharmic living.
In Śānti Parva, Bhīṣma instructs Yudhiṣṭhira on dharma and inner discipline. Here he explains how the senses relate to their objects, as part of a broader discussion on controlling desire and cultivating steadiness of mind.