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Shloka 7

तुलाधार-उपदेशः

Tulādhāra’s Instruction to Jājali on Ahiṃsā and Abhaya-dāna

आकाश स्य गुण: शब्दो व्यापित्वं च्छिद्रतापि च | अनाश्रयमनालम्बमव्यक्तमविकारिता

ākāśasya guṇaḥ śabdo vyāpitvaṃ cchidratāpi ca | anāśrayam anālambam avyaktaṃ avikāritā ||

பீஷ்மர் கூறினார்—ஆகாசத்தின் குணம் ‘ஒலி’ (சப்தம்); அது எங்கும் பரவி நிற்கும்; மேலும் ‘இடமளித்தல்’ எனும் துளைத்தன்மையும் அதன் லட்சணம். அது எந்தத் திடப் பொருளின் ஆதாரத்தையும் சாராது; தானும் வேறொரு ஆதாரத்தில் தங்காது; புலன்களுக்கு அவ்யக்தமாக இருந்து, இயல்பில் மாற்றமற்றதாகும்।

आकाशस्यof ether/space
आकाशस्य:
Sambandha
TypeNoun
Rootआकाश
FormNeuter, Genitive, Singular
गुणःquality/attribute
गुणः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootगुण
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
शब्दःsound
शब्दः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootशब्द
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
व्यापित्वम्pervasiveness
व्यापित्वम्:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootव्यापित्व
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular
छिद्रताporosity/being full of apertures
छिद्रता:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootछिद्रता
FormFeminine, Nominative, Singular
अपिalso
अपि:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअपि
and
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
अनाश्रयम्having no support/substratum
अनाश्रयम्:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootअनाश्रय
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular
अनालम्बम्not resting on another base
अनालम्बम्:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootअनालम्ब
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular
अव्यक्तम्unmanifest/imperceptible
अव्यक्तम्:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootअव्यक्त
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular
अविकारिताunchangeability
अविकारिता:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootअविकारिता
FormFeminine, Nominative, Singular

भीष्म उवाच

B
Bhīṣma
Ā
ākāśa

Educational Q&A

The verse teaches a Sāṅkhya-style discernment of reality by defining ākāśa through its characteristic qualities—especially sound and pervasiveness—so that one can distinguish subtle principles from gross, changing phenomena and thereby cultivate clarity in dharma-oriented living.

In the Shanti Parva’s post-war instruction, Bhishma is teaching Yudhishthira philosophical foundations. Here he continues the structured listing of the mahābhūtas (great elements) and their properties, focusing on the attributes of ākāśa.