Shloka 11
Adhyāya 180: Jīva, Śarīra, and the Fire Analogy (भृगु–भरद्वाज संवादः)
Devanagari script
स्वभावादेव संदृश्या वर्तमाना: प्रवृत्तय: । स्वभावनिरता: सर्वाः परितुष्येन्न केनचित्
Transliteration
svabhāvādeva saṃdṛśyā vartamānāḥ pravṛttayaḥ | svabhāvaniratāḥ sarvāḥ parituṣyenna kenacit ||
Translation
“应当明白：众生现前所见的种种趋向，皆由其自性而显现；而此自性又为往昔业行所塑成。万类沉浸于各自之性，别无依止。洞悉此微妙之理，人不应在任何境遇中自满而安逸。”
Word by Word
स्वभावात्from (one's) nature
स्वभावात्:
Apadana
TypeNoun
Rootस्वभाव
FormMasculine, Ablative, Singular
एवindeed/only
एव:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएव
संदृश्याःseen/appearing (as)
संदृश्याः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootसंदृश् (कृदन्त: संदृश्य)
FormFeminine, Nominative, Plural
वर्तमानाःexisting/present
वर्तमानाः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootवृत् (कृदन्त: वर्तमान)
FormFeminine, Nominative, Plural
प्रवृत्तयःtendencies/activities
प्रवृत्तयः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootप्रवृत्ति
FormFeminine, Nominative, Plural
स्वभावनिरताःdevoted to their own nature
स्वभावनिरताः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootस्वभाव-निरत
FormFeminine, Nominative, Plural
सर्वाःall
सर्वाः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootसर्व
FormFeminine, Nominative, Plural
परितुष्येत्should be satisfied
परितुष्येत्:
TypeVerb
Rootपरि-तुष्
FormOptative (Vidhi-lin), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada
नnot
न:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन
केनचित्by/with anything; by anyone (whatsoever)
केनचित्:
Karana
TypePronoun
Rootकिम्
FormMasculine/Neuter, Instrumental, Singular
Speaker
भीष्म उवाच
Characters & Entities
B
BhishmaCharacter Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
War Context
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Geographic Context
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
Present behavior arises from svabhāva, which is conditioned by past karma; therefore one should not excuse oneself or become complacent, but consciously strive to refine conduct in line with dharma.
In the Shanti Parva’s instruction to Yudhishthira, Bhishma explains how innate disposition governs people’s actions and urges a disciplined, non-complacent pursuit of ethical improvement.