Shloka 15
Nirmaryāda-saṃgrāma-varṇana — The Unbounded Clash and Bhīṣma’s Rallying Presence
इस प्रकार श्रीमहाभारत भीष्मपर्वके श्रीमद्भगवद्गीतापवकिे अन्तर्गत ब्रह्मविद्या एवं योगशासत्ररूप श्रीमद्भगगवद्गीतोपनिषद्, श्रीकृष्णारजुनसंवादमें पुरुषोत्तमयोग नामक पंद्रहवाँ अध्याय पूरा हुआ,आद्यो5भिजनवानस्मि को<न्यो5स्ति सदृशो मया | यक्ष्ये दास्यामि मोदिष्य इत्यज्ञानविमोहिता:
ādyo 'bhijanavān asmi ko 'nyo 'sti sadṛśo mayā | yakṣye dāsyāmi modiṣya ity ajñāna-vimohitāḥ ||
Aveuglés par l’ignorance, ils pensent : « Je suis de haute naissance ; je suis riche. Qui m’est égal ? J’accomplirai des sacrifices (yajña), je ferai des dons, je jouirai. » Ainsi, ivres d’orgueil, ils poursuivent rites extérieurs et plaisirs sans discernement véritable du Soi ni de la loi morale qui doit gouverner l’action.
अजुन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse critiques the moral blindness produced by ego and ignorance: pride in birth and wealth leads one to boast, seek status through sacrifice and charity, and chase enjoyment, while missing inner discernment and humility that make actions truly dharmic.
In the broader Bhagavad Gita discourse within Bhishma Parva, this line describes the mindset of deluded people who measure worth by social rank and possessions, asserting superiority and planning ritual acts and pleasures as self-display rather than as disciplined, ethically grounded action.