Shloka 11
Śakra–Namuci-saṃvāda: Śoka-nivāraṇa and Daiva-vicāra
Indra and Namuci on grief, composure, and inevitability
तत्र विज्ञानसंयुक्ता त्रिविधा चेतना ध्रुवा । सुखदु:खेति यामाहुरदुः:खामसुखेति च,विज्ञानयुक्त चेतना (विषयोंकी उपादेयता, हेयता और उपेक्षणीयताके कारण) निश्चय ही तीन प्रकारकी होती है। उसे अदु:खा, असुखा और सुख-दुःखा कहते हैं
tatra vijñānasaṁyuktā trividhā cetanā dhruvā | sukhaduḥkheti yām āhur aduḥkhām asukheti ca ||
భీష్ముడు పలికెను—ఇక్కడ వివేకజ్ఞానంతో సంయుక్తమైన చైతన్యం నిశ్చయంగా మూడు విధాలుగా ఉంటుంది. దానిని (1) సుఖ-దుఃఖమయమైనది, (2) అదుఃఖా, (3) అసుఖా అని పండితులు చెబుతారు.
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Bhishma classifies consciousness, when guided by discernment (vijñāna), into three stable modes: one that undergoes pleasure and pain, one that is free from pain, and one that is without pleasure—pointing to ethical discrimination in relation to objects as acceptable, rejectable, or to be treated with equanimity.
In the Shanti Parva’s instruction to Yudhishthira, Bhishma continues a philosophical-ethical exposition, explaining how the mind’s awareness functions in different experiential modes and how discernment shapes one’s engagement with worldly objects.