Shloka 9
Adhyāya 41 — Yudhiṣṭhira’s Gurv-anumati and Strategic Counsel (युधिष्ठिरस्य गुर्वनुमतिः)
सम्बन्ध-- इस प्रकार सत्त्व
sattvaṁ sukhe sañjayati rajaḥ karmaṇi bhārata | jñānam āvṛtya tu tamaḥ pramāde sañjayaty uta ||
اے بھارت! سَتْوَ گُن انسان کو سُکھ میں باندھتا ہے، رَجَس گُن عمل اور بےچین سرگرمی میں؛ اور تَمَس گُن بصیرت کو ڈھانپ کر غفلت، فریبِ نظر اور لاپرواہی میں باندھ دیتا ہے۔
अजुन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse explains the natural pull of the three guṇas: sattva inclines one toward happiness and clarity, rajas toward ceaseless activity, and tamas—by obscuring knowledge—toward negligence and delusion. Ethical effort involves recognizing these tendencies and cultivating discernment rather than being driven unconsciously.
In the Bhīṣma Parva’s Bhagavadgītā dialogue on the battlefield, the speaker is describing how the guṇas operate in human life—how they ‘bind’ the embodied self by directing attention and behavior toward pleasure, action, or heedlessness.