पुरुषस्वभावविहितान् यथावर्णं यथाश्रमम् । वैराग्यरागोपाधिभ्यामाम्नातोभयलक्षणान् ॥ २६ ॥
purusa-sva-bhava-vihitan yatha-varnam yathasramam vairagya-ragopadhibhyam amnatobhaya-laksanan
- purusa
- the human being
- sva-bhava
- by his own acquired qualities
- vihitan
- prescribed
- yatha
- according to
- varnam
- classification of castes
- yatha
- according to
- asramam
- orders of life
- vairagya
- detachment
- raga
- attachment
- upadhibhyam
- out of such designations
- amnata
- systematically
- ubhaya
- both
- laksanan
- symptoms.
At Maharaja Yudhisthira’s inquiry, Bhismadeva first defined all the classifications of castes and orders of life in terms of the individual’s qualifications. Then he systematically, in twofold divisions, described counteraction by detachment and interaction by attachment.