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Shloka 14

Adhyāya 214: Tapas Redefined—Perpetual Discipline, Hospitality, and the Ethics of Eating (तपः-निरूपणम्, विघसाशी-अतिथिप्रिय-धर्मः)

पाप्मानं निर्दहेदेवमन्तर्भूतरजोमयम्‌ । ज्ञानयुक्तेन मनसा संततेन विचक्षण:,विवेकी पुरुषको इस प्रकार ज्ञानयुक्त एवं संयमशील मनके द्वारा अपने अन्तःकरणमें प्रकट हुए पापमय कामविकारको दग्ध कर देना चाहिये

pāpmānaṁ nirdahen manasāntarbhūta-rajo-mayam | jñāna-yuktena manasā santatena vicakṣaṇaḥ ||

بھیشم نے کہا—جو شخص صاحبِ بصیرت اور ضبطِ نفس والا ہو، اسے چاہیے کہ علم سے پیوستہ اور مسلسل ثابت قدم ذہن کے ذریعے دل کے اندر اُبھرنے والے رجوگُن سے پیدا شدہ گناہ آلود کام وِکار کو جلا کر راکھ کر دے۔ یعنی جب جذبۂ شہوت و رغبت کے ابھار دل میں ظاہر ہوں تو لگاتار روشن آگہی اور منضبط فہم کے ساتھ انہیں فنا کر دینا چاہیے۔

पाप्मानम्sin, evil (principle)
पाप्मानम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootपाप्मन्
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
निर्दहेत्should burn up, should destroy
निर्दहेत्:
Karta
TypeVerb
Rootदह्
FormOptative (Vidhi-lin), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada
एवम्thus, in this manner
एवम्:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएवम्
अन्तर्भूतentered into, present within
अन्तर्भूत:
TypeAdjective
Rootअन्तर्भू
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular, क्त (past passive participle)
रजोमयम्made of rajas; full of passion
रजोमयम्:
TypeAdjective
Rootरजोमय
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
ज्ञानयुक्तेनendowed with knowledge
ज्ञानयुक्तेन:
Karana
TypeAdjective
Rootज्ञानयुक्त
FormNeuter, Instrumental, Singular, क्त (past passive participle)
मनसाby the mind
मनसा:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootमनस्
FormNeuter, Instrumental, Singular
संततेनcontinuous, unbroken (steadily applied)
संततेन:
Karana
TypeAdjective
Rootसंतत
FormNeuter, Instrumental, Singular, क्त (past passive participle)
विचक्षणःdiscerning, wise
विचक्षणः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootविचक्षण
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular

भीष्म उवाच

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Bhishma

Educational Q&A

When passion (rajas) produces sinful impulses within, one should not indulge them but destroy them through a mind steadily grounded in knowledge—continuous awareness, discrimination, and disciplined self-restraint.

In the Shanti Parva’s instruction on dharma and inner discipline, Bhishma advises the listener that ethical life depends on inner purification: the wise person uses sustained, knowledge-based mental focus to burn away rajas-born faults as they arise.