Shloka 24
Adhyātma–Adhibhūta–Adhidaivata Correspondences and the Triguṇa Lakṣaṇas (Śānti-parva 301)
ज्ञात्वा सत्त्वगुणं देहं वृतं षोडशभिग्गुणै: । स्वभावं चेतनां चैव ज्ञात्वा देहसमाश्रिते
jñātvā sattvaguṇaṃ dehaṃ vṛtaṃ ṣoḍaśabhir guṇaiḥ | svabhāvaṃ cetanāṃ caiva jñātvā dehasamāśrite
毗湿摩说道：“既已了知此身以清明德（sattva）为相，且为十六种成分所包裹；又洞见其天性（svabhāva）与觉知（cetanā）皆住于身、依于身——便当以正见而行，明了自我与行持之道。”此教导指向伦理的澄明：分辨我们之中何者为条件所成（身之成分与习性），何者为觉照之光，从而履行本分而不以身误认其我。
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Discernment: understand the body as a compound of constituents and guṇas, recognize innate tendencies (svabhāva), and distinguish these from consciousness (cetanā). This clarity supports ethical action (dharma) without mistaking bodily conditioning for the true self.
In the Śānti Parva’s instruction section, Bhīṣma continues his philosophical guidance to Yudhiṣṭhira, explaining how knowledge of the body’s constitution and the presence of consciousness within embodied life leads to right understanding and steadiness in conduct.