Shloka 10
Bhūta-guṇa-saṃkhyāna
Enumeration of the Properties of the Elements and Cognitive Faculties
सर्वाण्येवानुपूर्व्येण यद् यदानुविधीयते । अविभागगता बुद्धिर्भावे मनसि वर्तते
sarvāṇy evānupūrveṇa yad yad anuvidhīyate | avibhāgagatā buddhir bhāve manasi vartate ||
ວະຍາສະກ່າວວ່າ: ສິ່ງໃດທີ່ຖືກກະຕຸ້ນໃຫ້ເຄື່ອນ ຍ່ອມດຳເນີນໄປຕາມລຳດັບ. ແມ່ນແທ້ວ່າປັນຍາ (buddhi) ເປັນອັນດຽວບໍ່ແບ່ງສ່ວນ, ແຕ່ມັນກໍເຂົ້າໄປປະຕິບັດການໃນມະນະ (manas) ແລະໃນຂອບເຂດຂອງວັດຖຸ. ເມື່ອປັນຍາໄປສອດຄ່ອງກັບອິນທຣີຍໃດໜຶ່ງ, ອິນທຣີຍນັ້ນ—ໄດ້ຮັບການໜຸນຊ່ວຍຈາກການຕັ້ງໃຈຕັດສິນຂອງມະນະ—ຈຶ່ງຮັບຮູ້ວັດຖຸ (ເຊັ່ນ ໝໍ້ ຫຼື ຜ້າ) ທີລະຂັ້ນ. ດັ່ງນັ້ນ ການຮູ້ແລະການຮັບຮູ້ທາງອິນທຣີຍ ເກີດຂຶ້ນໄດ້ກໍຕໍ່ເມື່ອອິນທຣີຍຖືກນຳພາ ແລະເສີມພະລັງໂດຍປັນຍາ.
व्यास उवाच
Educational Q&A
Perception and cognition occur in an ordered sequence and depend on the coordinating power of buddhi. Although buddhi is essentially one and undivided, it functions through mind and senses; only when a sense faculty is ‘supported’ by buddhi (and mediated by the mind’s saṅkalpa) does it grasp an object.
In Śānti Parva’s philosophical instruction, Vyāsa explains the inner mechanics of experience: the intellect, mind, and senses cooperate so that objects are apprehended progressively. The verse is part of a broader teaching on self-mastery and right understanding as foundations for dharma.