Shloka 9
तुलाधार-उपदेशः
Tulādhāra’s Instruction to Jājali on Ahiṃsā and Abhaya-dāna
धैर्योपपत्तिवर्यक्तिश्न विसर्ग: कल्पना क्षमा । सदसच्चाशुता चैव मनसो नव वै गुणा:,धैर्य, तर्क-वितर्कमें कुशलता, स्मरण, भ्रान्ति, कल्पना, क्षमा, शुभ एवं अशुभ संकल्प और चंचलता--ये मनके नौ गुण हैं
dhairyopapattir vyaktiś ca visargaḥ kalpanā kṣamā | sadasac cāśutā caiva manaso nava vai guṇāḥ ||
Bhishma said: Steadfastness, sound reasoning and discernment, clear expression, the power of letting go, imagination, forbearance, the mind’s forming of auspicious and inauspicious intentions, and fickleness—these, indeed, are the nine qualities of the mind. By knowing these movements and capacities, one learns how the mind supports both virtue and error, and how discipline can guide it toward dharma.
भीष्म उवाच