Shloka 3
Rajo-guṇa-nirdeśa — Brahmā’s Enumeration of Rajasic Dispositions
बल॑ शौर्य मदो रोषो व्यायामकलहावपि । ईष्येप्सा पिशुनं युद्ध ममत्वं परिपालनम्
balaṁ śaurya-mado roṣo vyāyāma-kalahāv api | īṣyā-īpsā piśunaṁ yuddhaṁ mamatvaṁ paripālanam ||
風神ヴァーユは言った。「力、武勇に酔う心、怒り、労苦、さらには争い。嫉みと貪りの欲、讒言、戦、そして『我がもの』への執着。『我がもの』と呼ぶものを守り保とうとする衝動——これらこそが起こり、衆生を駆り立てる力である。」
वायुदेव उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse lists inner drives—pride, anger, jealousy, covetousness, slander, possessiveness—that spill outward into conflict and war. Ethically, it points to the need for restraint and discernment: unchecked passions turn even strength and valor into causes of harm.
Vāyu (the Wind-god) is speaking and enumerating a set of human impulses and behaviors. The statement functions as a diagnostic catalogue of forces that propel beings toward quarrel, aggression, and the urge to defend ‘mine,’ setting a moral frame for the surrounding discussion.