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Shloka 17

अव्यक्त–व्यक्त–कारणकार्यविवेकः

Avyakta–Vyakta and Causality: Discrimination of Field and Knower

बुद्धि: कर्मगुणैहीना यदा मनसि वर्तते । तदा सम्पद्यते ब्रह्म तत्रैव प्रलयं गतम्‌

buddhiḥ karmaguṇair hīnā yadā manasi vartate | tadā sampadyate brahma tatraiva pralayaṃ gatam ||

Bhīṣma disse: Quando o intelecto (buddhi) se torna livre das qualidades produzidas pela ação e permanece firme no assento interior da mente, então o eu individual alcança Brahman—dissolvendo-se ali mesmo nessa realidade suprema. O impulso ético é que a libertação não se obtém por desempenho exterior apenas, mas pelo desapego interior das tendências nascidas da ação e por uma consciência assentada e purificada.

बुद्धिःintellect
बुद्धिः:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootबुद्धि
FormFeminine, Nominative, Singular
कर्मगुणैःby qualities born of action
कर्मगुणैः:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootकर्मगुण
FormMasculine, Instrumental, Plural
हीनाdevoid (of)
हीना:
TypeAdjective
Rootहीन
FormFeminine, Nominative, Singular
यदाwhen
यदा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootयदा
मनसिin the mind/heart
मनसि:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootमनस्
FormNeuter, Locative, Singular
वर्ततेabides, remains
वर्तते:
TypeVerb
Rootवृत्
FormPresent, Atmanepada, Third, Singular
तदाthen
तदा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतदा
सम्पद्यतेattains, becomes, reaches
सम्पद्यते:
TypeVerb
Rootसम् + पद्
FormPresent, Atmanepada, Third, Singular
ब्रह्मBrahman (the Absolute)
ब्रह्म:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootब्रह्मन्
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
तत्रthere
तत्र:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतत्र
एवindeed, just
एव:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएव
प्रलयम्dissolution, absorption
प्रलयम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootप्रलय
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
गतम्gone to, having reached
गतम्:
TypeAdjective
Rootगम्
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular

भीष्म उवाच

B
Bhīṣma
B
Brahman

Educational Q&A

Liberation occurs when buddhi (discriminative intellect) is freed from karma-born guṇas—habitual tendencies generated by action and attachment—and becomes inwardly steady; then the self is absorbed into Brahman.

In Śānti Parva’s instruction on peace and liberation, Bhīṣma teaches Yudhiṣṭhira a contemplative doctrine: the culmination of spiritual practice is the mind’s inward stabilization and the dissolution of individuality into Brahman.