Shloka 1
Sanatsujāta–Dhṛtarāṣṭra Saṃvāda: Brahmacarya and the Formless Brahman
Udyoga Parva 44
अर पडठ्चचत्वारिशो< ध्याय: गुण-दोषोंके लक्षणोंका वर्णन और ब्रह्मविद्याका प्रतिपादन सनत्युजात उवाच शोक: क्रोधश्व॒ लोभश्व॒ कामो मान: परासुता | ईर्ष्या मोहो विधित्सा च कृपासूया जुगुप्सुता
sanatyajāta uvāca | śokaḥ krodhaś ca lobhaś ca kāmo mānaḥ parāsutā | īrṣyā moho vidhitsā ca kṛpā sūyā jugupsutā ||
Sanatsujāta berkata: “Duka, marah, tamak, nafsu, bangga diri, dan dorongan untuk mengatasi orang lain; iri hati, keliru (delusi), kehendak untuk mencederakan, belas kasihan yang tersasar, niat jahat, dan rasa jijik—itulah tanda-tanda batin yang mengenal pasti kecacatan manusia.”
सनत्युजात उवाच
Educational Q&A
Sanatyajāta begins by identifying a cluster of inner dispositions—grief, anger, greed, craving, pride, envy, delusion, harmful intent, spite, etc.—as recognizable signs of moral and spiritual downfall. The implied lesson is that ethical life and higher knowledge require vigilance over these inner faults.
In Udyoga Parva, Sanatyajāta addresses Dhṛtarāṣṭra in a didactic discourse. This opening verse sets the tone by listing the principal दोष (faults) whose presence disturbs judgment and dharma, preparing the ground for subsequent instruction on right conduct and brahma-knowledge.