Shloka 108
Dharma-vyādha’s Analysis of Moral Decline and the Mahābhūta–Guṇa Schema (धर्मव्याधोपदेशः)
बीजानि हाग्निदग्धानि न रोहन्ति पुनर्यथा । ज्ञानदग्धैस्तथा क्लेशैरनत्मा संयुज्यते पुन:,जैसे आगमें जले हुए बीज फिर नहीं उगते हैं, उसी प्रकार ज्ञानके द्वारा अविद्या आदि क्लेशोंके नष्ट हो जानेपर आत्माका पुन: उनसे संयोग नहीं होता
bījāni hāgnidagdhāni na rohanti punar yathā | jñānadagdhais tathā kleśair anātmā saṁyujyate punaḥ ||
Yudhiṣṭhira berkata: “Seperti benih yang telah hangus disambar api tidak akan bercambah lagi, demikian juga apabila kekotoran batin—seperti kejahilan—telah dibakar lenyap oleh pengetahuan sejati, maka yang bukan-Atman (rangkaian minda–jasad) tidak lagi bersatu dengannya. Di sinilah janji etika pembebasan: pengetahuan memutus akar penderitaan agar belenggu tidak berulang.”
युधिछिर उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse teaches that genuine knowledge eradicates the very seed of affliction (ignorance and its derivatives). When the root-causes are destroyed, suffering and bondage do not reappear—like fire-burnt seeds that can no longer germinate.
In the Vana Parva’s discourse setting, Yudhiṣṭhira speaks in a reflective, philosophical mode, using a vivid metaphor to explain how inner transformation through knowledge prevents the return of mental afflictions and the cycle of renewed bondage.