Shloka 7
भूमिगुण-प्रश्नः
Inquiry into the qualities of Earth and the classification of beings
एते पञ्च गुणा राजन् महाभूतेषु पञठ्चसु । वर्तन्ते सर्वलोकेषु येषु भूता: प्रतिष्ठिता:,राजन! ये पाँच गुण सम्पूर्ण लोकोंके आश्रय-भूत पंचमहाभूतोंमें रहते हैं। जिनमें समस्त प्राणी प्रतिष्ठित हैं
ete pañca guṇā rājan mahābhūteṣu pañcasu | vartante sarvalokeṣu yeṣu bhūtāḥ pratiṣṭhitāḥ ||
サンジャヤは言った。「王よ、この五つの性質は五大元素のうちに働く。それらはあらゆる世界に遍満し、すべての生きとし生けるものはこの五大の上に安立している。」
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse grounds experience and embodied life in a universal framework: five fundamental qualities are said to function through the five great elements, and all beings depend on these elements. It points to an ordered cosmos where understanding the constituents of nature supports discernment and right judgment.
Sañjaya continues instructive discourse to King Dhṛtarāṣṭra, shifting from battlefield reporting to a reflective explanation of how the worlds and beings are sustained—by the five great elements and the qualities operating within them.