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Shloka 293

मनु-उपदेशः — भूत-उत्पत्ति, इन्द्रिय-निवृत्ति, तथा पर-स्वभाव-विवेकः

Manu’s Instruction on Elemental Origination, Sense-Withdrawal, and Discrimination of the Supreme Nature

सात्त्विकी राजसी चैव तामसी चेति भारत । भारत! सत्त्व, रज और तम--ये तीन गुण सदा ही प्राणियोंमें स्थित रहते हैं और इनके कारण उन सब जीवोंमें सात्विकी, राजसी और तामसी--यह तीन प्रकारकी अनुभूति देखी जाती है

sāttvikī rājasī caiva tāmasī ceti bhārata | bhārata! sattva, rajas aura tam—ye tīna guṇa sadā hī prāṇiyoṃ meṃ sthita rahate haiṃ aura inake kāraṇa una saba jīvoṃ meṃ sāttvikī, rājasī aura tāmasī—yaha tīna prakāra kī anubhūti dekhī jātī hai |

ພີສະມະກ່າວວ່າ: «ໂອ ພາຣະຕະ, ປະສົບການໃນສັດມີຊີວິດມີສາມປະການ—ສັດຕະວິກ, ຣາຊະສິກ, ແລະ ຕາມະສິກ. ໂອ ຜູ້ສືບສາຍພາຣະຕະ, ຄຸນສາມ—ສັດຕະວະ, ຣາຊະສະ, ແລະ ຕາມະສະ—ສະຖິດຢູ່ໃນສັດທັງປວງຢ່າງຕໍ່ເນື່ອງ; ແລະເນື່ອງຈາກຄຸນເຫຼົ່ານີ້ ຈຶ່ງເຫັນຮູບແບບການຮັບຮູ້ ແລະ ການຕອບສະໜອງສາມຢ່າງນີ້ໃນທຸກສັດ»។

सात्त्विकीsattvic (quality/state)
सात्त्विकी:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootसात्त्विक
FormFeminine, Nominative, Singular
राजसीrajasic
राजसी:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootराजस
FormFeminine, Nominative, Singular
and
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
एवindeed/just
एव:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएव
तामसीtamasic
तामसी:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootतामस
FormFeminine, Nominative, Singular
and
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
इतिthus
इति:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइति
भारतO Bharata
भारत:
TypeNoun
Rootभारत
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular

भीष्म उवाच

B
Bhishma
B
Bharata (address to Yudhishthira / descendant of Bharata)

Educational Q&A

All beings are continually shaped by the three guṇas—sattva, rajas, and tamas—resulting in three corresponding modes of experience and disposition (sattvic clarity, rajasic passion, tamasic delusion). Ethical cultivation involves recognizing these tendencies and strengthening sattva.

In the Shanti Parva’s instruction section, Bhishma continues advising Yudhishthira on dharma and inner discipline, explaining a foundational framework for understanding human behavior: the three guṇas and their effects on perception and conduct.