Shloka 24
Arjuna’s request to Krishna and the opening of the Kāśyapa–Brāhmaṇa mokṣa discourse (Āśvamedhika-parva 16)
सम्भाषमाणमेकान्ते समासीनं च तै: सह । यद्च्छया च गच्छन्तमसक्त पवन यथा
sambhāṣamāṇam ekānte samāsīnaṃ ca taiḥ saha | yadṛcchayā ca gacchantam asaktaṃ pavanaṃ yathā ||
Le brāhmane dit : « Je l’ai vu converser à l’écart et s’asseoir avec eux ; et je l’ai vu aussi aller et venir comme par simple hasard—sans attache, tel le vent. Sa conduite ne trahissait aucun agrippement à la compagnie, au lieu ni au résultat, révélant une liberté intérieure qui ne dépend pas des circonstances. »
ब्राह्मण उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the ethical ideal of asakti (non-attachment): one may speak, sit with others, or move about, yet remain inwardly free—like the wind that touches many places without being bound to any.
A brāhmaṇa reports an observation of a person’s behavior: he is seen conversing privately and sitting with a group, and also wandering spontaneously. The point is to characterize him as unattached and unpossessive in his movements and associations.