Shloka 9
प्रतिग्रहभेदः — The Distinction between Giving and Accepting
Vṛṣādarbhī–Saptarṣi Dialogue
तस्यासीत् प्रतिबुद्धस्य शोकेन व्यथितात्मन: । मन: संवृत्य विषये बुद्धिर्विस्तारगामिनी
tasyāsīt pratibuddhasya śokena vyathitātmanaḥ | manaḥ saṃvṛtya viṣaye buddhir vistāragāminī ||
Nang siya’y magbalik-malay, ang kanyang kalooban ay yumanig sa bigat ng dalamhati. Hinila niya pabalik ang isip mula sa mga bagay na dinarama ng pandama, at ang kanyang pag-unawa’y nagsimulang lumawak—humaharap sa loob tungo sa mas malinaw na pagkatanto, sa halip na sa labas tungo sa pagkaligaw at pagkalito.
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Sorrow can become a turning point: when one awakens to the reality of loss, one should restrain the mind from chasing sense-objects and allow buddhi (discernment) to broaden toward wiser, dharmic understanding.
Bhishma describes a person who, after regaining awareness, is struck by grief; in response, he withdraws his mind from external objects, and his intellect begins to expand—suggesting an inward shift from agitation to reflective clarity.