Shloka 9
Doṣa-Parīkṣā and Guṇa-Viveka
Examination of Faults and Discernment of the Guṇas
ज्ञानं ज्ञेयाभिनिर्वत्तं विद्धि ज्ञानगुणं मनः । प्रज्ञाकरणसंयुक्तं ततो बुद्धि: प्रवर्तते
jñānaṃ jñeyābhinirvṛttaṃ viddhi jñānaguṇaṃ manaḥ | prajñākaraṇasaṃyuktaṃ tato buddhiḥ pravartate, bṛhaspate ||
हे बृहस्पते! जानो कि ज्ञेय के आश्रय से (परमात्मा को लक्ष्य बनाकर) ज्ञान प्रकट होता है और मन ज्ञान का गुण/कार्य है। जब वही मन प्रज्ञा के साधनों और इन्द्रियों से संयुक्त होता है, तब बुद्धि कर्मों में प्रवृत्त हो जाती है।
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Bhishma distinguishes inner faculties: knowledge is oriented to the knowable (ultimately the Supreme Self), the mind is treated as a function/attribute arising in the cognitive process, and when the mind is coupled with discernment and the sense-faculties, the intellect becomes the driver of outward engagement in action (karma).
In the Shanti Parva’s instruction on dharma and liberation-oriented philosophy, Bhishma continues his didactic discourse, addressing Brihaspati, explaining how cognition arises and how the linkage of mind with faculties leads the intellect to initiate and pursue actions.