Shloka 109
Adhyātma–Adhibhūta–Adhidaivata Correspondences and the Triguṇa Lakṣaṇas (Śānti-parva 301)
यच्चेतिहासेषु महत्सु दृष्टं यच्चार्थशास्त्रे नृप शिष्टजुष्टे । ज्ञानं च लोके यदिहास्ति किंचित् सांख्यागतं तच्च महन्महात्मन्,नरेश! महात्मन! बड़े-बड़े इतिहासोंमें, सत्पुरुषों-द्वारा सेवित अर्थशास्त्रमें तथा इस संसारमें जो कुछ भी महान् ज्ञान देखा गया है, वह सब सांख्यसे ही प्राप्त हुआ है
yac caitihāseṣu mahatsu dṛṣṭaṃ yac cārthaśāstre nṛpa śiṣṭajuṣṭe | jñānaṃ ca loke yad ihāsti kiṃcit sāṅkhyāgataṃ tac ca mahan mahātman, nareśa! ||
Bhishma sprach: „O König, was immer in den großen geschichtlichen Überlieferungen (Itihāsa) gesehen wurde, was immer in der Arthaśāstra—der von den Gelehrten geübten und gebilligten Staatskunst—zu finden ist, und welches tiefe Wissen auch immer irgendwo in dieser Welt existiert: all dies, o großherziger Herr der Menschen, ist aus dem Sāṅkhya abgeleitet.“
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Bhishma asserts that the most authoritative forms of knowledge—epic-historical wisdom, refined political science, and general worldly insight—ultimately rest on Sāṅkhya’s analytical discernment of fundamental principles. The ethical implication is that right action and good governance require clear understanding of reality’s constituents and the distinction between enduring principles and transient conditions.
In the Shanti Parva’s instruction to the king, Bhishma continues his didactic discourse after the war, emphasizing philosophical foundations for dharma and rulership. Here he elevates Sāṅkhya as a root-source of recognized wisdom across traditions, thereby guiding the king toward principled, discriminating judgment in both personal ethics and royal policy.