Shloka 19
सप्तहोतृ-विधानम् एवं इन्द्रिय–मनःसंवादः
The Seven Hotṛs and the Debate of Senses and Mind
यद्यस्मासु प्रलीनेषु तर्पणं प्राणधारणम् । भोगान् भुद्क्ते भवान् सत्यं यथैतन्मन्यते तथा
yady asmāsu pralīneṣu tarpaṇaṁ prāṇadhāraṇam | bhogān bhunkte bhavān satyaṁ yathaitat manyate tathā ||
心は言った。「もし我らが（根源へと）融け去った後でさえ、汝らが満足を得、命を保ち、あらゆる経験の対象を享受できるというのなら、汝らの言い分も信ずるところも、たしかに真となり得よう。」
मन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse frames a conditional concession: if the addressee can truly remain satisfied, alive, and capable of enjoyment even when the ‘mind’ has dissolved, then the addressee’s claim about a deeper sustaining principle (beyond ordinary mental functioning) could be accepted as true. It probes whether enjoyment and life-support depend on the mind or on something more fundamental.
In a philosophical dialogue, ‘Mind’ addresses another principle/person and tests their assertion. Mind says that if the other can still maintain satisfaction, life, and enjoyment even after Mind’s dissolution, then Mind will grant that the other’s view is correct—setting up a debate about what truly underlies experience and vitality.