Shloka 24
कामद्रुम-रूपकः तथा शरीर-पुर-रूपकः
The Desire-Tree and the Body-as-City Metaphors
अभिमानो मृषावादो लोभो मोहस्तथाक्षमा | लिज्ञरानि रजसस्तानि वर्तन्ते हेत्वहेतुत:
abhimāno mṛṣāvādo lobho mohastathākṣamā | liṅgāni rajasastāni vartante hetvahetutaḥ ||
毗耶娑阐明：若干内在过失乃罗阇斯（rajas）之不移标记——我慢自矜、妄语、贪欲、迷乱与不堪忍。无论这些是因明显缘由而起，抑或无端而现；一旦在人的行持中显露，便昭示罗阇斯占上风：其心为躁动所驱，而非为明澈与自制所导。
व्यास उवाच
Educational Q&A
These five faults—egoism, lying, greed, delusion, and intolerance—are presented as diagnostic signs of rajas. Their appearance, whether triggered by circumstances or arising spontaneously, indicates a mind dominated by passion and agitation rather than sattva (clarity) and restraint.
In the didactic discourse of the Śānti Parva, Vyāsa is characterizing the guṇas by their observable symptoms. Here he identifies behaviors and mental tendencies that reveal rajas, guiding the listener toward ethical self-assessment and cultivation of steadiness and truth.