Shloka 36
Kṣetra–Kṣetrajña-Jñāna–Jñeya-Viveka
Field, Knower, Knowledge, and the Knowable
द्यूतं छलयतामस्मि तेजस्तेजस्विनामहम् । जयो<स्मि व्यवसायो<स्मि सत्त्वं सत्ववतामहम्
dyūtaṁ chalayatām asmi tejas tejasvinām aham | jayo 'smi vyavasāyo 'smi sattvaṁ sattvavatām aham ||
世尊宣示：“于诸欺诳者之中，我为赌博；于诸光辉者之中，我为光辉之威耀。于诸胜者之中，我为胜利；于诸决意者之中，我为坚决之志；于诸安住善性者之中，我为其内在清净之力。”
अजुन उवाच
Educational Q&A
All forms of power—splendor, victory, resolve, even the capacity for deception—ultimately arise from the same supreme source; therefore one must govern such capacities through dharma, cultivating sattva and using strength and intelligence responsibly rather than for adharma.
In the Bhīṣma Parva’s teaching discourse, the speaker enumerates manifestations of the divine in the world, identifying Himself with prominent forces and qualities—here, gambling among deceivers, brilliance among the brilliant, victory, determination, and sattvic strength.