Shloka 15
जनक–पराशर संवादः — वर्ण-गोत्र-धर्मविचारः
Janaka–Parāśara: Varṇa, Gotra, and Dharma Inquiry
इन्द्रियाणि नरे पठच षष्ठं तु मन उच्यते । सप्तमीं बुद्धिमेवाहु: क्षेत्रज्ञ: पुनरष्टम:,मानव-शरीरमें पाँच ज्ञानेन्द्रियाँ और छठा मन बताया जाता है। बुद्धिको सातवीं और क्षेत्रञको आठवाँ कहते हैं
indriyāṇi nare pañca ṣaṣṭhaṃ tu mana ucyate | saptamīṃ buddhim evāhuḥ kṣetrajñaḥ punar aṣṭamaḥ ||
ビーシュマは人の内的構成を説く。「感官のはたらきは五つあり、意（マナス）が第六と呼ばれる。分別する知性（ブッディ）が第七であり、さらに『田の知者』（クシェートラジュニャ）—身体とその働きを証人として見守る覚知の自己—が第八と宣言される。教えの倫理的要諦は、自己を知覚と決断の道具から峻別し、諸根を統御して、揺るがぬ明辨をもって行為することにある。」
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
A human being is analyzed into instruments (five senses, mind, intellect) and the true subject (kṣetrajña, the witnessing Self). Ethical mastery begins by recognizing that the Self is distinct from sensory impulses and mental fluctuations, enabling disciplined, discerning action.
In the Shanti Parva’s instruction to Yudhishthira, Bhishma continues a philosophical-ethical exposition, classifying the components of the person to support teachings on self-control, right understanding, and the pursuit of peace and liberation after the war.