मनु-उपदेशः — भूत-उत्पत्ति, इन्द्रिय-निवृत्ति, तथा पर-स्वभाव-विवेकः
Manu’s Instruction on Elemental Origination, Sense-Withdrawal, and Discrimination of the Supreme Nature
घ्रेयं प्राणं शरीरं च एते भूमिगुणास्त्रय: । महाभूतानि पज्चैव षष्ठं च मन उच्यते
ghreyaṃ prāṇaṃ śarīraṃ ca ete bhūmi-guṇās trayaḥ | mahābhūtāni pañcaiva ṣaṣṭhaṃ ca mana ucyate ||
毗湿摩说:“香(嗅境)、生命之息(prāṇa)与身体——此三者被称为地之德相(亦即其作用)。因此,在此有身之中具足五大,而第六则称为意(manas)。”
भीष्म उवाच
The verse classifies constituents of embodied existence: the five great elements form the material basis, while mind is counted as a sixth principle; it also links smell, vital breath, and bodily form to the earth-element as its characteristic effects/attributes in this explanatory scheme.
In the Shanti Parva’s instruction section, Bhishma continues his philosophical exposition to Yudhishthira, explaining how the body and inner faculties can be analyzed into elemental components and the mind, supporting ethical life through clearer self-understanding and detachment.