Shloka 7
अध्याय ३३७ — ज्ञानमार्ग-वैविध्यप्रश्नः तथा व्यासस्य नारायणोद्भवकथा
Systems of Knowledge and Vyāsa’s Nārāyaṇa-Origin
धनुषाख्यो<थ रैभ्यश्व अर्वावसुपरावसू | ऋषिर्मेधातिथिश्वैव ताण्ड्यश्वैव महानृषि:,इनके सिवा (तेरह सदस्य और थे, जिनके नाम इस प्रकार हैं--) धनुष, रैभ्य, अर्वावसु, परावसु, मुनिवर मेधातिथि, महर्षि ताण्ड्य, महाभाग शान्तिमुनि, वेदशिरा, शालिहोत्रके पिता ऋषिश्रेष्ठ कपिल, आद्यकठ, वैशम्पायनके बड़े भाई तैत्तिरि, कण्व और देवहोत्र। ये कुल मिलाकर सोलह सदस्य बताये गये हैं
bhīṣma uvāca |
dhanuṣākhyo 'tha raibhyāśva arvāvasu-parāvasū |
ṛṣir medhātithiś caiva tāṇḍyaś caiva mahān ṛṣiḥ ||
Bhishma said: “Among them were the one known as Dhanuṣ, and also Raibhyāśva; Arvāvasu and Parāvasu; the seer Medhātithi; and the great Ṛṣi Tāṇḍya.”
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse reinforces that dharma and right conduct are upheld through an acknowledged lineage of ṛṣis; naming them functions as an appeal to transmitted authority (śruti/smṛti-based tradition) rather than private opinion.
Bhishma is continuing an enumeration of notable sages/elders (as part of a larger list in the chapter), situating the discussion within a recognized community of authoritative teachers.