Shloka 9
Bhūta-guṇa-saṃkhyāna
Enumeration of the Properties of the Elements and Cognitive Faculties
यदा प्रार्थयते किंचित् तदा भवति सा मनः । अधिष्ठानानि वै बुद्धयां पृथगेतानि संस्मरेत् । इन्द्रियाण्येव मेध्यानि विजेतव्यानि कृत्स्नश:
yadā prārthayate kiñcit tadā bhavati sā manaḥ | adhiṣṭhānāni vai buddhyāṃ pṛthag etāni saṃsmaret | indriyāṇy eva medhyāni vijetavyāni kṛtsnaśaḥ |
毗耶娑说：当人渴求某物之时，那心智（buddhi）便转为意（manas），成为欲望之座。应当忆念：诸多看似分离的经验依处，其实皆含摄于心智之中。因此，诸根——因其辅佐明辨之知而称为“medhyāni”——瑜伽行者必须尽皆降伏。
व्यास उवाच
Educational Q&A
Desire transforms the steady discriminative faculty (buddhi) into the restless mind (manas). Hence one should recognize the sense-based ‘supports’ of experience as operating within buddhi and practice complete mastery over the senses, since unchecked senses fuel desire and mental agitation.
In the didactic discourse of Śānti Parva, Vyāsa explains an inner psychology: how craving arises, how it reshapes cognition into desire-driven mentation, and why a yogin must subdue the senses to stabilize discernment and live ethically.