Shloka 36
मनु-उपदेशः — भूत-उत्पत्ति, इन्द्रिय-निवृत्ति, तथा पर-स्वभाव-विवेकः
Manu’s Instruction on Elemental Origination, Sense-Withdrawal, and Discrimination of the Supreme Nature
अवमानस्तथा मोह: प्रमाद: स्वप्रतन्द्रिता । कथंचिदभिवर्तन्ते विविधास्तामसा गुणा:,इसी प्रकार जब अपमान, मोह, प्रमाद, स्वप्न, निद्रा और आलस्य आदि दोष किसी तरह भी घेरते हों तो उन्हें तमोगुणके ही विविध रूप समझे
avamānas tathā mohaḥ pramādaḥ svapratandritā | kathaṃcid abhivartante vividhās tāmasā guṇāḥ ||
അതുപോലെ അപമാനം, മോഹം, പ്രമാദം, സ്വപ്ന-നിദ്രാജന്യമായ ജഡത, ആലസ്യം മുതലായ ദോഷങ്ങൾ എങ്ങനെയായാലും ചുറ്റിപ്പറ്റിയാൽ—അവയെ തമോഗുണത്തിന്റെ വിവിധ രൂപങ്ങളെന്നു മനസ്സിലാക്കണം.
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
States like humiliation/disrespect, delusion, negligence, and torpor are to be recognized as manifestations of tamas; identifying them helps one resist their pull and protect ethical clarity and disciplined action.
In Bhīṣma’s instruction during the Śānti Parva, he classifies certain mental and behavioral faults as tamasic modes that can overtake a person, framing them as obstacles to right judgment and dharmic living.