Shloka 11
Kośa, Bala, and Maryādā: Treasury, Capacity, and Enforceable Limits (कोश-बल-मर्यादा)
अविज्ञानादयोगो हि पुरुषस्पोपजायते । विज्ञानादपि योगश्व योगो भूतिकर: पर:
avijñānād ayogo hi puruṣasyopajāyate | vijñānād api yogaś ca yogo bhūtikaraḥ paraḥ ||
Bhishma dit : «Faute de véritable compréhension, l’homme tombe dans la non-application : lorsque la difficulté survient, il ne discerne pas la conduite qui convient. Mais de la compréhension naît la connaissance du moyen juste ; et ce moyen, bien choisi puis mis en œuvre, est la cause suprême de la prospérité et du bien-être.»
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Ignorance produces 'ayoga'—the failure to find or apply the right course of action—whereas knowledge reveals the proper means; such rightly applied means is the supreme cause of prosperity and well-being.
In Shanti Parva, Bhishma instructs Yudhishthira on dharma and practical governance. Here he emphasizes that clear understanding is what enables effective action in times of crisis, and that correct action grounded in knowledge leads to flourishing.