Shloka 9
तुलाधार-उपदेशः
Tulādhāra’s Instruction to Jājali on Ahiṃsā and Abhaya-dāna
धैर्योपपत्तिवर्यक्तिश्न विसर्ग: कल्पना क्षमा । सदसच्चाशुता चैव मनसो नव वै गुणा:,धैर्य, तर्क-वितर्कमें कुशलता, स्मरण, भ्रान्ति, कल्पना, क्षमा, शुभ एवं अशुभ संकल्प और चंचलता--ये मनके नौ गुण हैं
dhairyopapattir vyaktiś ca visargaḥ kalpanā kṣamā | sadasac cāśutā caiva manaso nava vai guṇāḥ ||
Bhishma bersabda: Keteguhan, kecakapan dalam menimbang dan membedakan lewat nalar, kemampuan mengungkapkan dengan jelas, daya untuk melepaskan (visarga), daya imajinasi, kesabaran/kelapangan hati, pembentukan niat yang baik maupun buruk, serta ketidaktetapan—itulah sembilan sifat batin (manas). Dengan mengenali gerak dan daya-daya ini, orang memahami bagaimana batin menopang kebajikan maupun kekeliruan, dan bagaimana disiplin menuntunnya menuju dharma.
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse classifies the mind by nine observable capacities—steadfastness, reasoning, expression, release, imagination, forbearance, auspicious and inauspicious intending, and quick fickleness—so that one can recognize how the mind becomes an instrument for dharma or for error and train it accordingly.
In the Shanti Parva’s instruction on righteous living and inner governance, Bhishma continues his didactic discourse, analyzing the mind’s functions for the listener as part of ethical and spiritual guidance.