Shloka 16
Adhyātma–Adhibhūta–Adhidaivata Correspondences and the Triguṇa Lakṣaṇas (Śānti-parva 301)
द्विगुणं च रजो ज्ञात्वा सत्त्वमेकगुणं पुन: । मार्ग विज्ञाय तत्त्वेन प्रलये प्रेक्षणे तथा
dviguṇaṁ ca rajo jñātvā sattvam ekaguṇaṁ punaḥ | mārgaṁ vijñāya tattvena pralaye prekṣaṇe tathā ||
Bhishma dit : Ayant compris que le rajas est double et que le sattva, dans son essence, est d’un seul caractère, et ayant discerné—selon le réel—la voie véritable, ainsi que les principes de la dissolution (pralaya) et la discipline de la vision intérieure (examen contemplatif), on devient capable de juger les objets des sens avec leurs défauts et de s’avancer vers la délivrance par la juste connaissance.
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse emphasizes discriminative knowledge of the guṇas—especially the structure of rajas and sattva—and insists that liberation-oriented practice depends on grasping the true path along with the principles of dissolution (pralaya) and contemplative inner examination (prekṣaṇa).
In Śānti Parva, Bhishma continues his post-war instruction to Yudhishthira, shifting from external duties to inner disciplines: analysis of nature (guṇas), correct discernment of the path, and contemplative insight that supports renunciation and liberation.