Shloka 7

इन्द्र–बलि संवादः

The Dialogue of Indra and Bali on Fortune, Humility, and Restraint

Devanagari script

कार्य व्यासक्तमनस: संकल्पो जाग्रतो हापि । यद्वन्मनोरथैश्वर्य स्वप्ने तद्धन्मनोगतम्‌

Transliteration

kāryavyāsaktamanasaḥ saṅkalpo jāgrato hāpi | yadvan manorathaiśvaryaṃ svapne tadvad manogataṃ ||

Translation

毗湿摩说道：即便在清醒之时，那些心神沉浸于诸多事务之人的意向（saṅkalpa），也不过是内在“想象之国”的光彩而已。同样，梦中所现的一切经历与相状，也皆由心而起，唯属此心。

Word by Word

• कार्य: in/with regard to action (work)
• कार्य: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: कार्य (कृ-धातोः यत् प्रत्ययान्तः)
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• व्यासक्त-मनसः: of one whose mind is attached/engrossed
• Type: Adjective
• Root: व्यासक्त-मनस्
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• संकल्पः: resolve; intention; mental construction
• संकल्पः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: संकल्प
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• जाग्रतः: of one who is awake
• Type: Adjective
• Root: जाग्रत्
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• अपि: even; also
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि

• यद्वत्: just as
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यद्वत्

• मनोरथ-ऐश्वर्यम्: the sovereignty/realm of imagination (wish-world)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मनोरथ-ऐश्वर्य
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• स्वप्ने: in a dream
• स्वप्ने: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्वप्न
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• तद्वत्: so; likewise
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तद्वत्

• मनोगतम्: mind-born; pertaining to the mind
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मनोगत (मनस् + गत)
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bhīṣma

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Both waking intentions and dream experiences are mind-made constructions; recognizing their mental basis supports self-mastery and clearer ethical discernment.

What is happening in the narrative?

In Śānti Parva, Bhīṣma instructs Yudhiṣṭhira on inner life and right understanding; here he explains that the mind generates both waking resolves and dream imagery, emphasizing the primacy of mental discipline.