Shloka 107
Adhyātma–Adhibhūta–Adhidaivata Correspondences and the Triguṇa Lakṣaṇas (Śānti-parva 301)
कुन्तीनन्दन! ऐसी प्रसिद्धि है कि यह सांख्यशास्त्र ही उस निराकार परमात्माका आकार है। भरतश्रेष्ठ! जितने ज्ञान हैं, वे सब सांख्यकी ही मान्यताका प्रतिपादन करते हैं ।।
dvividhānīha bhūtāni pṛthivyāṃ pṛthivīpate | jaḍam āgama-saṃjñāni jaṅgamaṃ tu viśiṣyate ||
毗湿摩说道：“噢，昆蒂之子啊，素有定论：这数论之学本身，正是那无相至我（Paramātman）的‘相’。噢，婆罗多族中的至杰者，一切知识皆在阐明并印证数论的立场。又，噢，大地之主，在此世间众生依传统所说分为两类——不动者与动者；其中以动者为胜。”
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse classifies earthly beings into two categories—immobile (sthāvara/jaḍa) and mobile (jaṅgama)—and states that mobile beings are superior, aligning with traditional/scriptural classifications used in ethical and philosophical discussions about life, agency, and responsibility.
In the Shanti Parva instruction, Bhishma continues advising the king (Yudhishthira) on philosophical and dharmic principles; here he introduces a basic ontological division of living beings as a foundation for further reasoning about value, conduct, and governance.