Shloka 10
Bhūta-guṇa-saṃkhyāna
Enumeration of the Properties of the Elements and Cognitive Faculties
सर्वाण्येवानुपूर्व्येण यद् यदानुविधीयते । अविभागगता बुद्धिर्भावे मनसि वर्तते
sarvāṇy evānupūrveṇa yad yad anuvidhīyate | avibhāgagatā buddhir bhāve manasi vartate ||
Wika ni Vyāsa: Anumang mailunsad ay sumusulong ayon sa wastong pagkakasunod. Bagama’t ang talino (buddhi) ay hindi nahahati sa sarili nito, nagiging masigla ito sa isip (manas) at sa larangan ng mga bagay; at kapag ang talino’y umayon sa isang pandama, ang pandamang iyon—na sinusuportahan ng kapasyahang‑loob ng isip—ay unti‑unting nakakakilala sa mga bagay (gaya ng banga o tela). Kaya ang kaalaman at pagdama ay nagaganap lamang kapag ang mga pandama ay ginagabayan at pinapalakas ng buddhi.
व्यास उवाच
Educational Q&A
Perception and cognition occur in an ordered sequence and depend on the coordinating power of buddhi. Although buddhi is essentially one and undivided, it functions through mind and senses; only when a sense faculty is ‘supported’ by buddhi (and mediated by the mind’s saṅkalpa) does it grasp an object.
In Śānti Parva’s philosophical instruction, Vyāsa explains the inner mechanics of experience: the intellect, mind, and senses cooperate so that objects are apprehended progressively. The verse is part of a broader teaching on self-mastery and right understanding as foundations for dharma.