Shloka 11
Adhyāya 41 — Yudhiṣṭhira’s Gurv-anumati and Strategic Counsel (युधिष्ठिरस्य गुर्वनुमतिः)
सम्बन्ध-- इस प्रकार अन्य दो गुणोंको दबाकर प्रत्येक गुणके बढ़नेकी बात कही गयी। अब प्रत्येक गुणकी वृद्धिके लक्षण जाननेकी इच्छा होनेपर क्रमशः सत्त्गगुण
arjuna uvāca — sarvadvāreṣu dehe 'smin prakāśa upajāyate | jñānaṁ yadā tadā vidyād vivṛddhaṁ sattvam ity uta ||
ഈ ദേഹത്തിൽ—അഥവാ അന്തഃകരണത്തിലും ഇന്ദ്രിയങ്ങളുടെ എല്ലാ ദ്വാരങ്ങളിലും—പ്രകാശം ഉദിച്ച് ജ്ഞാനം തെളിയുമ്പോൾ, സത്ത്വഗുണം വർദ്ധിച്ചതെന്ന് അറിയണം.
अजुन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The growth of sattva is recognized by inner illumination: clarity in the mind, heightened discernment, and a steady capacity for knowledge through the senses and faculties. This clarity supports ethical action by making right judgment and self-restraint easier.
Arjuna is asking about the observable signs of the three guṇas. In response, the text begins by describing how to identify an increase of sattva: when ‘light’ and knowledge arise throughout one’s embodied faculties.