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Shloka 9

ज्योति: सर्वस्य लोकस्य विपुल प्रतिपद्यते । न त्वेव गमन॑ राजन्‌ हेतुतो गमनं तथा । अग्राह्मुमनिबद्धं च वाचा सम्परिवर्जयेत्‌

jyotiḥ sarvasya lokasya vipula pratipadyate | na tveva gamanaṁ rājan hetuto gamanaṁ tathā | agrāhyam anibaddhaṁ ca vācā samparivarjayet |

Dijo Bhīṣma: «Cuando se agota el juego del mero razonar, se alcanza una comprensión verdadera y abundante; ese conocimiento se vuelve la luz más fina para el mundo entero. Pero, oh rey, lo que se obtiene sólo por argumentación no es, en el mismo sentido, un “camino” fiable hacia la verdad. Por ello debe evitarse, incluso en el habla, lo que no es digno de ser aceptado y lo que carece de fundamento, especialmente toda afirmación no establecida por una enseñanza autorizada».

ज्योतिःlight
ज्योतिः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootज्योतिस्
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular
सर्वस्यof all
सर्वस्य:
Sambandha
TypeAdjective
Rootसर्व
FormMasculine/Neuter, Genitive, Singular
लोकस्यof the world
लोकस्य:
Sambandha
TypeNoun
Rootलोक
FormMasculine, Genitive, Singular
विपुलम्abundant; great (knowledge/light)
विपुलम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootविपुल
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
प्रतिपद्यतेis attained; is obtained
प्रतिपद्यते:
TypeVerb
Rootप्रति√पद्
FormPresent, Third, Singular, Atmanepada
not
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
तुbut
तु:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतु
एवindeed; only
एव:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएव
गमनम्going; proceeding (i.e., reaching/attainment)
गमनम्:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootगमन
FormNeuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular
राजन्O king
राजन्:
TypeNoun
Rootराजन्
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
हेतुतःfrom (mere) reason/logic; on the basis of reasoning
हेतुतः:
Apadana
TypeNoun
Rootहेतु
FormMasculine, Ablative, Singular
गमनम्attainment; reaching
गमनम्:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootगमन
FormNeuter, Nominative/Accusative, Singular
तथाthus; in that way
तथा:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootतथा
अग्राह्यम्not to be accepted; inadmissible
अग्राह्यम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootअग्राह्य
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
अनिबद्धम्not established; not grounded (in scripture)
अनिबद्धम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootअनिबद्ध
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
and
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
वाचाby speech; in words
वाचा:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootवाच्
FormFeminine, Instrumental, Singular
सम्परिवर्जयेत्one should completely avoid; should abandon
सम्परिवर्जयेत्:
TypeVerb
Rootसम्+परि√वृज्
FormOptative (Vidhi-lin), Third, Singular, Parasmaipada

भीष्म उवाच

B
Bhīṣma
Y
Yudhiṣṭhira

Educational Q&A

Bhīṣma teaches that mere logical argument (hetu/tarka) is not sufficient as a final authority for truth; genuine knowledge is a ‘light’ for the world and should be grounded in reliable pramāṇa—here, especially what is established by Vedic/scriptural authority—while unfounded or inadmissible claims should be avoided even in speech.

In the Anuśāsana Parva, Bhīṣma, lying on the bed of arrows, continues instructing King Yudhiṣṭhira on dharma. In this verse he cautions the king against treating bare reasoning as definitive knowledge and urges adherence to authoritative, well-established teachings.