Shloka 107
ब्राह्मणस्य पूर्वतरा वृत्तिः — The Earlier Ideal Conduct of a Brahmana
River-of-Saṃsāra Metaphor
विवेचने कृतात्मासि स्पृहणीयो विजानताम् | सर्वलोको हायं मन्ये बुद्धया परिगतस्त्वया,'परंतु तुम विद्वान, ज्ञानी और तपस्वी हो। समस्त पदार्थोके तत्त्वको जानते हो। कालकी लीला और उसके तत्त्वको समझते हो। सम्पूर्ण शास्त्रोंके ज्ञानमें निपुण हो। तत्त्वके विवेचनमें कुशल, मनको वशगमें रखनेवाले तथा ज्ञानी पुरुषोंके आदर्श हो। इसीलिये हाथपर रक््खे हुए आँवलेके समान कालको स्पष्टरूपसे देख रहे हो। मेरा तो ऐसा विश्वास है कि तुमने अपनी बुद्धिसे सम्पूर्ण लोकोंका तत्त्व जान लिया है
vivecane kṛtātmāsi spṛhaṇīyo vijānatām | sarvaloko hāyaṁ manye buddhayā parigatas tvayā ||
Bhishma said: “In discernment you are self-mastered, and you are worthy of admiration among the wise. Indeed, I believe that with your intellect you have comprehended this entire world.”
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
True wisdom is marked by viveka (discernment) and kṛtātmatā (self-mastery). Such a person becomes exemplary to the learned and is capable of comprehending the nature of the world through refined intellect.
In the Shanti Parva’s instruction-setting, Bhishma addresses a learned interlocutor and offers a formal commendation: he recognizes the listener’s disciplined discernment and asserts that the person has grasped the world’s principles through intellect.