Shloka 10
Adhyāya 48: Brahmopadeśa on Prāṇāyāma, Sāttvika Vṛtti, and the Sattva–Kṣetrajña Question
पृथग्भूतं ततः सत्त्वमित्येतदविचारितम् | पृथग्भावश्न विज्ञेय: सहजश्नापि तत्त्वतः
pṛthagbhūtaṃ tataḥ sattvam ity etad avicāritam | pṛthagbhāvaś ca vijñeyaḥ sahajaś cāpi tattvataḥ ||
婆由说道：“他们主张萨埵之理与知田者（kṣetrajña）相别，并将此视为不待审察的自明之事。然而应当明了：虽二者依其本性同处并存，究其实相，其体性当知为各别。”
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.