Bhagavad Gita Bhashya (Sri Madhvacharya) 10.4
Bhagavad Gita Bhashya (Sri Madhvacharya) 10.4 · 10 · Verse 4
Sanskrit Original
।।10.4।।तत्प्रथयति -- बुद्धिरित्यादिना। कार्याकार्यविनिश्चयो बुद्धिः। ज्ञानं प्रतीतिः।ज्ञानं प्रतीतिर्बुद्धिस्तु कार्याकार्यविनिश्चयः इति ह्यभिधानम्। दम इन्द्रियनिग्रहः। शमः परमात्मनि निष्ठा।शमो मन्निष्ठता बुद्धेर्दम इन्द्रियनिग्रहः [11।17।36] इति भागवते।
‘Tad prathayati’ — ‘buddhi’ is explained by the Vedic usage: buddhi is the determiner of what is to be done and what is not; jñāna is conviction or cognition. Jñāna and pratyiti are named, but buddhi specifically denotes the decision about action and non-action. Dama is restraint of the senses; śama is steadfastness in the Supreme Self. Śama denotes firmness of mind; dama denotes control of the senses, as explained in the Bhagavat (11.17.36).