Shloka 29

Devanagari script

तत्र यत्‌ प्रीतिसंयुक्ते काये मनसि वा भवेत्‌ | वर्तते सात्त्विको भाव इत्युपेक्षेत्र तत्‌ तथा,ऐसी स्थितिमें शरीर अथवा मनके भीतर यदि कोई प्रसन्नताका भाव हो तो वह साच्चिक भाव है, ऐसा विचार करना चाहिये

Transliteration

tatra yat prītisaṃyukte kāye manasi vā bhavet | vartate sāttviko bhāva ity upekṣetra tat tathā ||

Translation

Wika ni Bhishma: “Sa gayong kalagayan, kung sa loob ng katawan o sa loob ng isip ay sumibol ang damdaming may kasamang galak at kasiyahan, dapat itong kilalaning isang sāttvika (sattva) na disposisyon, at manatiling pantay ang pagtanaw dito, sa gayon ding paraan.”

Word by Word

तत्रthere/in that context

यत्whatever/that which

प्रीतिसंयुक्तेin (one) connected with joy/pleasure

कायेin the body

मनसिin the mind

वाor

भवेत्may be/arise/occur

वर्ततेexists/prevails

सात्त्विकःsattvic (pure/virtuous)

भावःstate/feeling/disposition

इतिthus

उपेक्षेत्should regard/consider

तत्that (as such)

तथाso/accordingly

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

Bhishma

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

When a pleasant, contented feeling arises in body or mind, it should be understood as a sāttvika (lucid, balanced) state, and one should maintain upekṣā—steady, non-clinging observation—rather than becoming attached or excited by it.

What is happening in the narrative?

In Śānti Parva’s instruction on conduct and inner discipline, Bhishma continues advising Yudhiṣṭhira on how to assess mental states; here he identifies joy/contentment as a sign of sattva and recommends equanimity toward it.