Shloka 196
Adhyāya 118: Saciva-parīkṣā
Testing and Appointment of Ministers/Servants
विज्ञाय स महाप्राज्ञो मुनि: श्वानं तमुक्तवान् | ज्ञाननेत्रोंसे युक्त उन मुनीश्वरने अपनी तपःशक्तिसे शरभके उस मनोभावको जान लिया। जानकर उन महाज्ञानी मुनिने उस कुत्तेसे कहा--
vijñāya sa mahāprājño muniḥ śvānaṃ tam uktavān |
Bhīṣma nói: Hiểu rõ sự tình, vị hiền triết đại trí ấy liền gọi con chó mà bảo. Với “con mắt của trí tuệ”, nhờ sức mạnh khổ hạnh (tapas), bậc muni đã thấu suốt ý định thầm kín của nó; biết rõ rồi, ngài cất lời với con chó ấy.
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
True discernment (jñāna) is shown not merely by knowing facts but by perceiving inner motives and responding with guidance that steers a being toward dharma; the sage uses insight born of tapas to correct and instruct rather than react blindly.
Bhīṣma narrates that a highly wise sage, having understood the dog’s inner intention, addresses it directly—setting up a moral instruction where spiritual insight reveals hidden mental states and prompts ethical counsel.