Shloka 19
अग्निनाम-प्रादुर्भावः प्रायश्चित्त-विधानं च
Agni’s Epithets, Manifestations, and Expiation Procedures
षष्ठस्तु चेतना नाम मन इत्यभिधीयते । सप्तमी तु भवेद् बुद्धिरहंकारस्तत: परम्,इन पाँच भूतोंके अतिरिक्त छठा तत्त्व है चित्त; इसीको मन कहते हैं। सातवाँ तत्त्व बुद्धि है और उसके बाद आठवाँ अहंकार है
ṣaṣṭhas tu cetanā nāma mana ity abhidhīyate | saptamī tu bhaved buddhir ahaṃkāras tataḥ param ||
The hunter said: “Beyond the five great elements, the sixth principle is called cetanā—this is what is known as the mind. The seventh principle is the intellect (buddhi), and beyond that comes the ego-sense (ahaṃkāra).” In this teaching he maps the inner instruments of experience, urging discernment: ethical life depends on recognizing how mind, intellect, and ego shape perception and action.
व्याध उवाच
Educational Q&A
It distinguishes inner principles beyond the five elements: mind (cetanā/manas), intellect (buddhi), and ego-sense (ahaṃkāra). Ethical clarity arises from seeing how these faculties condition desire, judgment, and the sense of ‘I’.
In the Vyādha’s instruction (often called the Vyādha-gītā section of Vana Parva), he explains philosophical categories to guide a listener toward right conduct, emphasizing self-understanding as a basis for dharma.