Shloka 7

इन्द्र–बलि संवादः

The Dialogue of Indra and Bali on Fortune, Humility, and Restraint

Devanagari script

कार्य व्यासक्तमनस: संकल्पो जाग्रतो हापि । यद्वन्मनोरथैश्वर्य स्वप्ने तद्धन्मनोगतम्‌

Transliteration

kāryavyāsaktamanasaḥ saṅkalpo jāgrato hāpi | yadvan manorathaiśvaryaṃ svapne tadvad manogataṃ ||

Translation

Wika ni Bhishma: Kahit sa kalagayang gising, ang mga layon (saṅkalpa) ng taong ang isip ay nakababad sa sari-saring gawain ay pawang karangyaan lamang ng isang panloob na “kaharian ng guniguni.” Gayon din, ang mga anyo at karanasang lumilitaw sa panaginip ay nagmumula at nauukol sa isip lamang.

Word by Word

• कार्य: in/with regard to action (work)
• कार्य: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: कार्य (कृ-धातोः यत् प्रत्ययान्तः)
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• व्यासक्त-मनसः: of one whose mind is attached/engrossed
• Type: Adjective
• Root: व्यासक्त-मनस्
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• संकल्पः: resolve; intention; mental construction
• संकल्पः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: संकल्प
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• जाग्रतः: of one who is awake
• Type: Adjective
• Root: जाग्रत्
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• अपि: even; also
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि

• यद्वत्: just as
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यद्वत्

• मनोरथ-ऐश्वर्यम्: the sovereignty/realm of imagination (wish-world)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मनोरथ-ऐश्वर्य
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• स्वप्ने: in a dream
• स्वप्ने: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्वप्न
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• तद्वत्: so; likewise
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तद्वत्

• मनोगतम्: mind-born; pertaining to the mind
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मनोगत (मनस् + गत)
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bhīṣma

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Both waking intentions and dream experiences are mind-made constructions; recognizing their mental basis supports self-mastery and clearer ethical discernment.

What is happening in the narrative?

In Śānti Parva, Bhīṣma instructs Yudhiṣṭhira on inner life and right understanding; here he explains that the mind generates both waking resolves and dream imagery, emphasizing the primacy of mental discipline.