Shloka 46
कर्मयोग–ज्ञानयज्ञ–अवतारोपदेश
Karma-Yoga, Jñāna-Yajña, and Avatāra Instruction
यावानर्थ उदपाने सर्वतः सम्प्लुतोदके । तावान् सर्वेषु वेदेषु ब्राह्मगस्प विजानत:
yāvān artha udapāne sarvataḥ samplutodake | tāvān sarveṣu vedeṣu brāhmaṇasya vijānataḥ ||
قال سَنْجَيَا: كما أنّ البئر الصغيرة لا يبقى لها إلا نزرٌ من النفع حين يكون الماء متوافراً في كلّ مكان بوفرة، كذلك لا يبقى من نفع الفيدا كلّها إلا مثل ذلك للبَرَهمَن الذي يعرف براهْمَن معرفةً حقّة.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse teaches that direct realization of Brahman fulfills the ultimate aim toward which the Vedas point; once that end is reached, the multiplicity of scriptural injunctions and studies has only limited remaining utility—like a well when water is plentiful everywhere.
In Bhīṣma Parva, Sañjaya is reporting teachings that emphasize inner realization amid the war setting; here he conveys a maxim contrasting indirect means (scriptural learning) with the consummation (knowledge of Brahman).