Shloka 10
Ākiṃcanya–Tyāga Upadeśa
The Instruction on Non-ownership and Renunciation
स तान्यतिमनोज्ञानि विहगानां रुतानि वै
sa tāny atimanojñāni vihagānāṃ rutāni vai
Bhīṣma dit : «Oui, il écouta ces chants d’oiseaux d’une exquise douceur»—des sons si agréables à l’esprit qu’ils le ramènent au dedans, comme pour affermir le cœur et soutenir une vie de retenue et de juste conduite.
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the mind’s responsiveness to refined, non-violent pleasures (like birdsong), implying that calm attention and gentle sensory experience can aid composure, restraint, and a dharmic disposition.
Bhīṣma describes a scene in which a person (contextually, the subject of the surrounding passage) hears the exceptionally pleasing calls of birds, using this detail to set a contemplative tone within the Śānti Parva’s ethical instruction.