Shloka 32
जनक–पराशर संवादः — वर्ण-गोत्र-धर्मविचारः
Janaka–Parāśara: Varṇa, Gotra, and Dharma Inquiry
इति बुद्धिगती: सर्वा व्याख्याता यावतीरिह । एतद् बुद्ध्वा भवेद् बुद्धः किमन्यद् बुद्धलक्षणम्
iti buddhigatīḥ sarvā vyākhyātā yāvatīr iha | etad buddhvā bhaved buddhaḥ kim anyad buddhalakṣaṇam ||
Bhishma dijo: «Así, han sido explicados aquí todos los modos y movimientos del intelecto que se hallan en este mundo. Al comprender esto, el hombre se vuelve verdaderamente sabio. ¿Qué otra señal de sabiduría podría haber fuera de ésta?»
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Wisdom is defined by clear understanding: once the workings and states of the intellect are properly understood, that very knowledge constitutes the essential mark of a wise person.
In Shanti Parva’s instructional setting, Bhishma concludes a prior exposition on the various ‘courses’ or states of buddhi (intellect), telling the listener that grasping this teaching itself is the decisive criterion of being truly wise.