Shloka 24
Śakra–Namuci-saṃvāda: Śoka-nivāraṇa and Daiva-vicāra
Indra and Namuci on grief, composure, and inevitability
एवं पज्चत्रिका होते गुणास्तदुपलब्धये । येनायं त्रिविधो भाव: पर्यायात् समुपस्थित:,इस प्रकार ये तीन-तीनके पाँच समुदाय हैं, ये सब गुण कहे गये हैं। इनसे शब्दादि विषयोंका ग्रहण होता है, जिससे ये कर्ता, कर्म और करणरूपी त्रिविध भाव बारी-बारीसे उपस्थित होते हैं
evaṃ pañcatrikā hote guṇās tad-upalabdhaye | yenāyaṃ trividhō bhāvaḥ paryāyāt samupasthitaḥ ||
Maka demikianlah adanya lima himpunan yang masing-masing terdiri daripada tiga; semuanya disebut ‘guṇa’ (sifat) kerana melaluinya objek-objek seperti bunyi dan seumpamanya dapat ditanggapi. Dengan gerak kerjanya, rangkaian tiga serangkai—pelaku, perbuatan, dan alat—timbul berturut-turut, menzahirkan diri satu demi satu.
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Bhishma explains a causal account of experience and action: certain ‘qualities’ arranged as five triads enable the apprehension of sense-objects (like sound), and from their functioning the triad of agent–action–instrument becomes manifest sequentially. The point is to analyze how cognition and doership arise from constituent factors rather than from an unexamined, independent self.
In the Shanti Parva’s instructional setting, Bhishma continues his philosophical exposition to Yudhishthira, describing how perception of objects and the sense of agency are structured—linking the apprehension of sensory domains to the emergence of the threefold framework of action (doer, deed, means).