Shloka 16

Vimokṣa-niścaya: Pañcaśikha’s Analysis of Aggregates, Guṇas, and Tyāga (मोक्षनिर्णयः)

Devanagari script

भावान्‌ सर्वनुपावृत्तान्‌ समीक्ष्य विषयात्मकान्‌ | शान्तिमिच्छन्नदीनात्मा संयच्छेदिन्द्रियाणि च

Transliteration

bhāvān sarvānupāvṛttān samīkṣya viṣayātmakān | śāntim icchann adīnātmā saṃyacched indriyāṇi ca ||

Translation

Nachdem man alle Gemütszustände, die im Zusammenhang mit Sinnesobjekten aufsteigen, sorgfältig geprüft hat, soll der standhafte Mensch, der inneren Frieden begehrt, auch die Sinne zügeln.

Word by Word

भावान्states/conditions (mental states, existents)

सर्वान्all

उपावृत्तान्returned/turned back; withdrawn

समीक्ष्यhaving examined/considered

विषयात्मकान्having the nature of sense-objects; object-oriented

शान्तिम्peace, tranquility

इच्छन्desiring

अदीनात्माone whose spirit is not dejected; steadfast-minded person

संयच्छेत्should restrain/control

इन्द्रियाणिthe senses

चand

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

Bhishma

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Peace (śānti) is attained by reflective discernment of sense-object-based mental movements and by actively restraining the senses; insight and discipline must work together.

What is happening in the narrative?

Bhīṣma, instructing on dharma in the Śānti Parva, gives a practical counsel for inner tranquility: observe how the mind’s states are driven by sensory objects, then curb the senses to prevent further agitation.