Shloka 18
Bhūta-guṇa-saṃkhyāna
Enumeration of the Properties of the Elements and Cognitive Faculties
एवमेव कृतप्रज्ञो न दोषैरविंषयां श्वरन् । असज्जमान: सर्वेषु कथंचन न लिप्यते
evam eva kṛtaprajño na doṣair aviṣayāṁś caran | asajjamānaḥ sarveṣu kathaṁcana na lipyate ||
इसी प्रकार जिसकी प्रज्ञा सिद्ध और शुद्ध है, वह विषयों में विचरता हुआ भी—उनमें आसक्त न होकर—किसी प्रकार दोषों से लिप्त नहीं होता।
व्यास उवाच
Educational Q&A
Steady wisdom is shown by engaging with life without clinging: when one remains unattached, the defects of sense-enjoyments and relationships do not stain the mind.
Vyāsa states a general ethical principle in the Śānti Parva’s instruction: the truly wise person can move among worldly objects and relations while remaining inwardly free, and therefore remains undefiled.