Shloka 16
Abhimanyu’s Assault on Bhīṣma’s Screen; Banner-Felling and Reinforcements (सौभद्र-भीष्म-समरः)
इस प्रकार श्रीमह्याभारत भीष्मपर्वके श्रीमद्भगवद््गीतापवके अन्तर्गत ब्रह्मविद्या एवं योगशासत्ररूप श्रीमद्भगवद््गीतोपनिषद
vāṅ-mayaṁ tapa ucyate—anudvega-karaṁ vākyaṁ satyaṁ priya-hitaṁ ca yat | svādhyāyābhyasanaṁ caiva vāṅ-mayaṁ tapa ucyate || manaḥ-prasādaḥ saumyatvaṁ maunaṁ ātma-vinigrahaḥ | bhāva-saṁśuddhir ity etat tapo mānasam ucyate ||
மன அமைதி, மென்மை, மௌனம், சுயக்கட்டுப்பாடு, உள்ளுணர்வுகளின் தூய்மை—இவை மனத் தவம் எனப்படுகிறது.
अजुन उवाच
Educational Q&A
True austerity includes ethical speech and mental discipline: speak in ways that are truthful, non-agitating, pleasant, and beneficial, and cultivate sacred study; internally, maintain serenity, gentleness, silence/restraint, self-control, and purity of intention.
Within the Mahābhārata’s Bhīṣma Parva, Krishna instructs Arjuna on yogic and ethical disciplines amid the impending war, redefining strength as inner mastery—especially of speech and mind—rather than mere outward force.