Shloka 29

भीष्मविक्रमदर्शनं तथा क्रौञ्चारुणव्यूहविधानम् | Bhīṣma’s Ascendancy and the Organization of the Krauñcāruṇa Formation

Devanagari script

सम्बन्ध-- इस प्रकार तत्त्वज्ञानमें सहायक सात्विकभावको ग्रहण करानेके लिये और उसके विरोधी राजस-तामय भावोंका त्याग करानेके लिये कर्म-प्रेरणा और कर्म संग्रहमेंसे ज्ञान

Transliteration

buddher bhedaṁ dhṛteś caiva guṇatas trividhaṁ śṛṇu | procyamānam aśeṣeṇa pṛthaktvena dhanañjaya ||

Translation

โอ้ ธนัญชยะ บัดนี้จงฟังจากเราโดยครบถ้วนและแยกให้ชัด ถึงการจำแนกเป็นสามประการตามคุณะ ทั้งของพุทธิและธฤติ

Word by Word

• बुद्धेः: of intellect
• बुद्धेः: Sambandha
• Type: Noun
• Root: बुद्धि
• Form: Feminine, Genitive, Singular

• भेदम्: division, distinction
• भेदम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: भेद
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• धृतेः: of firmness (steadfastness)
• धृतेः: Sambandha
• Type: Noun
• Root: धृति
• Form: Feminine, Genitive, Singular

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• एव: indeed, just
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव

• गुणतः: according to the qualities (gunas)
• गुणतः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: गुण
• Form: Masculine, Ablative, Singular

• त्रिविधम्: threefold
• त्रिविधम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: त्रिविध
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• शृणु: hear (listen)
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु
• Form: Imperative, Second, Singular, Parasmaipada

• प्रोच्यमानम्: being stated (to be spoken)
• प्रोच्यमानम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्र+वच्
• Form: Present passive participle (शानच्/मान), Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• अशेषेण: completely, without remainder
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अशेष

• पृथक्त्वेन: separately, by distinction
• पृथक्त्वेन: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: पृथक्त्व
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Singular

• धनंजय: O Dhanañjaya (Arjuna)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धनंजय
• Form: Masculine, Vocative, Singular

Speaker

अजुन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Dhanañjaya (Arjuna)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse introduces a systematic ethical psychology: both discernment (buddhi) and steadfast resolve (dhṛti) are to be understood in three types, shaped by the guṇas—sattva (clarity), rajas (restless passion), and tamas (inertia). This prepares the listener to evaluate motives and inner stability, not merely outward actions.

What is happening in the narrative?

The speaker addresses Arjuna by his epithet Dhanañjaya and signals a transition: after discussing earlier classifications, he now proposes to explain—fully and distinctly—the threefold divisions of buddhi and dhṛti according to the guṇas.