Shloka 10
Adhyāya 48: Brahmopadeśa on Prāṇāyāma, Sāttvika Vṛtti, and the Sattva–Kṣetrajña Question
पृथग्भूतं ततः सत्त्वमित्येतदविचारितम् | पृथग्भावश्न विज्ञेय: सहजश्नापि तत्त्वतः,उनका कहना है कि उस क्षेत्रज्ञसे सत्त्व पृथक् है, क्योंकि यह सत्त्व अविचारसिद्ध है। ये दोनों एक साथ रहनेवाले होनेपर भी तत्त्वतः अलग-अलग हैं--ऐसा समझना चाहिये
pṛthagbhūtaṃ tataḥ sattvam ity etad avicāritam | pṛthagbhāvaś ca vijñeyaḥ sahajaś cāpi tattvataḥ ||
وایو نے کہا— وہ کہتے ہیں کہ ستّو، کشتریَجْن سے جدا ہے، اور یہ بات بغیر تحقیق کے خود بدیہی مان لی گئی ہے۔ مگر سمجھنا چاہیے کہ دونوں فطرتاً ساتھ رہتے ہوئے بھی حقیقت میں جوہر کے اعتبار سے الگ ہیں۔
वायुदेव उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse urges discernment: even if sattva (a guṇa or constituent of prakṛti) appears closely associated with the conscious knower (kṣetrajña), one should understand their essential difference—consciousness is the witness, while sattva is a quality of nature.
Vāyudeva is presenting a philosophical clarification within the Ashvamedhika Parva’s instructional discourse, critiquing an unexamined claim and directing the listener to a more precise understanding of the relation between the self (kṣetrajña) and the guṇas such as sattva.