Shloka 10
Chapter 43: Tumult of Battle-Sounds and the Proliferation of Dvandva
Paired Engagements
उत्क्रामन्तं स्थितं वापि भुज्जानं वा गुणान्वितम् । विमूढा नानुपश्यन्ति पश्यन्ति ज्ञानचक्षुष:,शरीरको छोड़कर जाते हुएको अथवा शरीरमें स्थित हुएको अथवा विषयोंको भोगते हुएको--इस प्रकार तीनों गुणोंसे युक्त हुएको भी अज्ञानीजन नहीं जानते, केवल ज्ञानरूप नेत्रोंवाले ज्ञानीजन ही तत्त्वसे जानते हैं:
utkrāmantaṁ sthitaṁ vāpi bhuñjānaṁ vā guṇānvitam | vimūḍhā nānupaśyanti paśyanti jñānacakṣuṣaḥ ||
Kẻ mê muội không thấy được ngã thể khi nó rời thân, khi nó ở trong thân, hay khi nó thọ hưởng các đối tượng trong sự kết hợp với ba guṇa. Nhưng người có “con mắt trí tuệ” thì nhận ra chân lý ấy một cách rõ ràng.
अजुन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The self’s movement—departing at death, abiding in the body, and experiencing through the guṇas—is not grasped by the deluded, but is discerned by the wise through knowledge. The verse urges cultivation of insight that distinguishes the enduring self from the changing body-mind.
Arjuna is articulating a philosophical distinction central to the teaching: ordinary people fail to recognize the self’s presence and transition, while the spiritually discerning perceive it. This supports the broader counsel to act with clarity rather than be overwhelmed by grief and confusion.