Mahabharata · 6.24.54
॥
Devanāgarī
अर्जुन उवाच
स्थितप्रज्ञस्य का भाषा समाधिस्थस्य केशव ॥
स्थितधीः किं प्रभाषेत किम् आसीत व्रजेत किम् ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
arjuna uvāca
sthitaprajñasya kā bhāṣā samādhisthasya keśava ||
sthitadhīḥ kiṃ prabhāṣeta kim āsīta vrajeta kim ||
Word-by-word
SanskritIASTMeaning
अर्जुन उवाचarjuna uvācaArjuna said; Arjuna asked
स्थितप्रज्ञस्य का भाषाsthitaprajñasya kā bhāṣāwhat is the description of one of steady wisdom; what is the mark of one firm in knowledge
समाधिस्थस्य केशवsamādhisthasya keśavawho abides in samadhi, O Keshava; who dwells in concentration
स्थितधीः किं प्रभाषेतsthitadhīḥ kiṃ prabhāṣetawhat does the one of steady mind say; how does the one firm in understanding speak
किम् आसीत व्रजेत किम्kim āsīta vrajeta kimhow does he sit, how does he walk; how does he abide and how does he move
Translation
Arjuna said: "O Keshava, what is the description of a man of steady wisdom, one who abides in samadhi? How does the one of steady mind speak? How does he sit, and how does he walk?"
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Arjuna's question shows that the teaching must become visible life. He is not interested in abstract theory, but in the marks of a person in whom knowledge has become a settled state of being.