Shloka 9
तुलाधार-उपदेशः
Tulādhāra’s Instruction to Jājali on Ahiṃsā and Abhaya-dāna
धैर्योपपत्तिवर्यक्तिश्न विसर्ग: कल्पना क्षमा । सदसच्चाशुता चैव मनसो नव वै गुणा:,धैर्य, तर्क-वितर्कमें कुशलता, स्मरण, भ्रान्ति, कल्पना, क्षमा, शुभ एवं अशुभ संकल्प और चंचलता--ये मनके नौ गुण हैं
dhairyopapattir vyaktiś ca visargaḥ kalpanā kṣamā | sadasac cāśutā caiva manaso nava vai guṇāḥ ||
毗湿摩说道：坚忍不移、正当的推理与辨别、清晰的言辞表达、放下与释出的力量、想象、忍耐宽恕、心中生起吉与凶的意向，以及反复无常——这确是心的九种德性。洞察这些活动与能力，人便明白心如何既能扶持德行也能滋长过失，又如何能以戒律调御之，使其趋向达摩。
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse classifies the mind by nine observable capacities—steadfastness, reasoning, expression, release, imagination, forbearance, auspicious and inauspicious intending, and quick fickleness—so that one can recognize how the mind becomes an instrument for dharma or for error and train it accordingly.
In the Shanti Parva’s instruction on righteous living and inner governance, Bhishma continues his didactic discourse, analyzing the mind’s functions for the listener as part of ethical and spiritual guidance.