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 ||
जे काही प्रवृत्त होते ते क्रमानेच पुढे जाते. बुद्धी स्वभावतः अविभक्त असली तरी ती भावक्षेत्रात मनरूपाने व विषयक्षेत्रात क्रियाशील होते. जेव्हा बुद्धी एखाद्या विशिष्ट इंद्रियाशी संलग्न होते, तेव्हा ते इंद्रिय मनाच्या संकल्पाच्या आधाराने घट-पटादी विषय क्रमशः ग्रहण करते. म्हणून बुद्धीच्या अनुग्रहानेच ज्ञान व इंद्रियग्रहण घडते.
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.