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Shloka 107

Adhyātma–Adhibhūta–Adhidaivata Correspondences and the Triguṇa Lakṣaṇas (Śānti-parva 301)

कुन्तीनन्दन! ऐसी प्रसिद्धि है कि यह सांख्यशास्त्र ही उस निराकार परमात्माका आकार है। भरतश्रेष्ठ! जितने ज्ञान हैं, वे सब सांख्यकी ही मान्यताका प्रतिपादन करते हैं ।।

dvividhānīha bhūtāni pṛthivyāṃ pṛthivīpate | jaḍam āgama-saṃjñāni jaṅgamaṃ tu viśiṣyate ||

Bhishma dit : «Ô fils de Kuntī, il est notoire que cette doctrine du Sāṅkhya est elle-même la “forme” du Paramātman sans forme. Ô le meilleur des Bharata, tous les savoirs ne font que confirmer la position du Sāṅkhya. Et, ô seigneur de la terre, sur ce plan terrestre les êtres sont de deux sortes—immobiles et mobiles—comme l’enseigne la tradition. Parmi eux, les mobiles sont tenus pour supérieurs.»

द्विविधानिof two kinds
द्विविधानि:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootद्विविध
FormNeuter, Nominative, Plural
इहhere
इह:
Adhikarana
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइह
भूतानिbeings; creatures
भूतानि:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootभूत
FormNeuter, Nominative, Plural
पृथिव्याम्on the earth
पृथिव्याम्:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootपृथिवी
FormFeminine, Locative, Singular
पृथिवीपतेO lord of the earth
पृथिवीपते:
TypeNoun
Rootपृथिवीपति
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
जडम्immobile; inert
जडम्:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootजड
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular
आगमसंज्ञानिknown/denoted by the term 'āgama' (scriptural tradition)
आगमसंज्ञानि:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootआगमसंज्ञ
FormNeuter, Nominative, Plural
जडम्the immobile (class)
जडम्:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootजड
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular
तुbut; however
तु:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतु
विशिष्यतेis distinguished; excels
विशिष्यते:
TypeVerb
Rootवि-शिष्
FormPresent, Indicative, Atmanepada, Third, Singular

भीष्म उवाच

B
Bhishma
Y
Yudhishthira (implied by address pṛthivīpate/king in Shanti Parva dialogue)
E
Earth (pṛthivī)

Educational Q&A

The verse classifies earthly beings into two categories—immobile (sthāvara/jaḍa) and mobile (jaṅgama)—and states that mobile beings are superior, aligning with traditional/scriptural classifications used in ethical and philosophical discussions about life, agency, and responsibility.

In the Shanti Parva instruction, Bhishma continues advising the king (Yudhishthira) on philosophical and dharmic principles; here he introduces a basic ontological division of living beings as a foundation for further reasoning about value, conduct, and governance.