Shloka 253
जनक–पराशर संवादः — वर्ण-गोत्र-धर्मविचारः
Janaka–Parāśara: Varṇa, Gotra, and Dharma Inquiry
कथंचिदुपपद्यन्ते पुरुषे सात््चिका गुणा: । जब रजोगुणकी प्रवृत्ति होती है तब बुद्धि राजसिक भावका अनुसरण करती है। यदि पुरुषमें किसी प्रकार अधिक हर्ष
kathaṃcid upapadyante puruṣe sāttvikā guṇāḥ | yadā rajoguṇakī pravṛttiḥ bhavati tadā buddhiḥ rājasikabhāvasya anusarati | yadi puruṣe kenacid prakāreṇa adhikaḥ harṣaḥ prītiḥ ānandaḥ sukhaṃ ca cittasya śāntiś ca upalabhyate tarhi ete sāttvikā guṇāḥ |
毗湿摩说：在人身上，萨埵（sattva）的品质会以种种方式生起。当罗阇（rajas）的冲动发动时，理智（buddhi）便随顺罗阇性的倾向。然而，若在某人身上，欢悦、爱意、喜乐、安乐以及内心安定的宁静有所增长，就应当明白：这些便是萨埵的品质。
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse distinguishes mental dispositions by the guṇas: when rajas is active, the intellect tends toward rajasic patterns; when one experiences heightened joy, affection, happiness, and calmness of mind, these are marks of sattva.
In the Shanti Parva’s instruction to Yudhishthira, Bhishma continues a didactic discussion on inner qualities and conduct, explaining how sattvic and rajasic tendencies manifest in a person’s mind and experience.