Shloka 39
Kośa, Bala, and Maryādā: Treasury, Capacity, and Enforceable Limits (कोश-बल-मर्यादा)
यज्ञार्थमन्यद् भवति यज्ञो<न्यार्थस्तथा पर: | यज्ञस्यार्थार्थमेवान्यत् तत् सर्व यज्ञसाधनम्
yajñārtham anyad bhavati yajño 'nyārthas tathā paraḥ | yajñasyārthārtham evānyat tat sarvaṁ yajñasādhanam ||
কিছুমান বস্তু যজ্ঞসিদ্ধিৰ বাবে থাকে, আৰু যজ্ঞ নিজেও আন এক উচ্চ উদ্দেশ্যৰ বাবে অনুষ্ঠিত হয়। যজ্ঞ-সম্পর্কীয় অন্য কথাবোৰো কোনো বিশেষ লক্ষ্যসিদ্ধিৰ বাবেই; প্ৰকৃততে এই সকলো যজ্ঞসাধন।
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Bhishma teaches that ritual elements are instruments serving a purpose, and even yajña itself can be a means toward a higher goal; one should understand the intended end and align actions accordingly.
In the Shanti Parva’s instruction on dharma, Bhishma is explaining to Yudhishthira how to interpret sacrificial practice: as a structured system of means (sādhanas) oriented toward definite aims, not as purposeless formalism.