Shloka 3
भूमिगुण-प्रश्नः
Inquiry into the qualities of Earth and the classification of beings
संजय उवाच पज्चेमानि महाराज महाभूतानि संग्रहात् । जगतीस्थानि सर्वाणि समान्याहुर्मनीषिण:
sañjaya uvāca pañcemāni mahārāja mahābhūtāni saṅgrahāt | jagatīsthāni sarvāṇi samānyāhur manīṣiṇaḥ ||
সঞ্জয় বললেন— মহারাজ! এই পৃথিবীতে যা কিছু বিদ্যমান, সংক্ষেপে সবই পঞ্চ মহাভূত দ্বারা গঠিত; তাই মনীষীরা বলেন— সবারই এক সাধারণ ভিত্তি, একই মৌলিক স্বভাব।
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
All worldly entities are reducible, in essence, to the five great elements; recognizing this shared elemental basis encourages a view of commonality behind apparent diversity.
Sanjaya addresses the king (Dhṛtarāṣṭra) and introduces a reflective, philosophical point: whatever exists on earth can be summarized as composed of the five elements, as taught by sages.