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भीष्म उवाच॥
Bhīṣma said.
भूतानां गुणसङ्ख्यानं भूयः पुत्र निशामय। द्वैपायनमुखाद्भ्रष्टं श्लाघया परयानघ ॥१२-२४७-१॥
O son, once more listen to the enumeration of the qualities of beings, as praised and narrated by Dvaipāyana, O sinless one of supreme virtue.
दीप्तानलनिभः प्राह भगवान्धूम्रवर्चसे। ततोऽहमपि वक्ष्यामि भूयः पुत्र निदर्शनम् ॥१२-२४७-२॥
The venerable one, shining like fire, spoke to Dhūmravarcas. Then, my son, I too will again give an example.
भूमेः स्थैर्यं पृथुत्वं च काठिन्यं प्रसवात्मता। गन्धो गुरुत्वं शक्तिश्च सङ्घातः स्थापना धृतिः ॥१२-२४७-३॥
The qualities of earth are steadiness, expansiveness, hardness, generative nature, smell, heaviness, power, aggregation, support, and firmness.
अपां शैत्यं रसः क्लेदो द्रवत्वं स्नेहसौम्यता। जिह्वा विष्यन्दिनी चैव भौमाप्यास्रवणं तथा ॥१२-२४७-४॥
The qualities of water are coldness, taste, moisture, fluidity, unctuousness, and gentleness; the tongue is that which flows, and likewise, exudation pertains to earth and water.
अग्नेर्दुर्धर्षता तेजस्तापः पाकः प्रकाशनम्। शौचं रागो लघुस्तैक्ष्ण्यं दशमं चोर्ध्वभागिता ॥१२-२४७-५॥
The qualities of Agni are invincibility, brilliance, heat, ripening, illumination, purity, color, lightness, sharpness, the tenth, and upward movement.
वायोरनियमः स्पर्शो वादस्थानं स्वतन्त्रता। बलं शैघ्र्यं च मोहश्च चेष्टा कर्मकृता भवः ॥१२-२४७-६॥
The qualities of wind are lack of restraint, touch, the source of sound, independence, strength, swiftness, delusion, activity, and existence arising from actions.
आकाशस्य गुणः शब्दो व्यापित्वं छिद्रतापि च। अनाश्रयमनालम्बमव्यक्तमविकारिता ॥१२-२४७-७॥
The qualities of space are sound, pervasiveness, having holes, being without support, without resting on anything, unmanifest, and unchangeable.
अप्रतीघातता चैव भूतत्वं विकृतानि च। गुणाः पञ्चाशतं प्रोक्ताः पञ्चभूतात्मभाविताः ॥१२-२४७-८॥
Non-obstructiveness, elemental nature, and modifications are the fifty qualities said to be endowed with the nature of the five elements.
चलोपपत्तिर्व्यक्तिश्च विसर्गः कल्पना क्षमा। सदसच्चाशुता चैव मनसो नव वै गुणाः ॥१२-२४७-९॥
Movement, origination, manifestation, emission, imagination, forbearance, existence, non-existence, and swiftness are indeed the nine qualities of the mind.
इष्टानिष्टविकल्पश्च व्यवसायः समाधिता। संशयः प्रतिपत्तिश्च बुद्धौ पञ्चेह ये गुणाः ॥१२-२४७-१०॥
Here, in the intellect, the five qualities are: desire, aversion, alternation, determination, concentration, doubt, and understanding.
युधिष्ठिर उवाच॥
Yudhiṣṭhira said.
कथं पञ्चगुणा बुद्धिः कथं पञ्चेन्द्रिया गुणाः। एतन्मे सर्वमाचक्ष्व सूक्ष्मज्ञानं पितामह ॥१२-२४७-११॥
O grandsire, tell me all this subtle knowledge: How are the fivefold qualities of intellect, and how are the qualities of the five senses?
भीष्म उवाच॥
Bhīṣma said.
आहुः षष्टिं भूतगुणान्वै; भूतविशिष्टा नित्यविषक्ताः। भूतविषक्ताश्चाक्षरसृष्टाः; पुत्र न नित्यं तदिह वदन्ति ॥१२-२४७-१२॥
It is said that there are sixty elemental qualities; those endowed with elements are always bound to them. Those bound to the elements are created from the imperishable. O son, that is not considered eternal here.
तत्पुत्र चिन्ताकलितं यदुक्त; मनागतं वै तव सम्प्रतीह। भूतार्थतत्त्वं तदवाप्य सर्वं; भूतप्रभावाद्भव शान्तबुद्धिः ॥१२-२४७-१३॥
That son, whose mind is troubled by what has been said and what has come to your mind, is now here. Having realized the true nature of all reality, be of peaceful mind, free from the influence of beings.
