Shloka 18
Bhūta-guṇa-saṃkhyāna
Enumeration of the Properties of the Elements and Cognitive Faculties
एवमेव कृतप्रज्ञो न दोषैरविंषयां श्वरन् । असज्जमान: सर्वेषु कथंचन न लिप्यते
evam eva kṛtaprajño na doṣair aviṣayāṁś caran | asajjamānaḥ sarveṣu kathaṁcana na lipyate ||
তেমনি সিদ্ধ ও শুদ্ধ প্রজ্ঞাসম্পন্ন ব্যক্তি বিষয়ের মধ্যে চলাফেরা করলেও—আসক্ত না হয়ে—কোনোভাবেই তাদের দোষে লিপ্ত হয় না।
व्यास उवाच
Educational Q&A
Steady wisdom is shown by engaging with life without clinging: when one remains unattached, the defects of sense-enjoyments and relationships do not stain the mind.
Vyāsa states a general ethical principle in the Śānti Parva’s instruction: the truly wise person can move among worldly objects and relations while remaining inwardly free, and therefore remains undefiled.