Shloka 423
Yajña-bhāga-vyavasthā and the Pravṛtti–Nivṛtti Framework (यज्ञभागव्यवस्था तथा प्रवृत्तिनिवृत्तिधर्मविवेचनम्)
उवाच शिष्यान् धर्मात्मा धर्म्य नैःश्रेयसं वच: । शिष्योंकी यह बात सुनकर वेदार्थके तत्त्वज्ञ
uvāca śiṣyān dharmātmā dharmya naiḥśreyasaṃ vacaḥ | śiṣyāṇāṃ etāṃ kathāṃ śrutvā vedārtha-tattvajñaḥ pāralaukikārtha-cintakaḥ dharmātmā parāśara-nandanaḥ buddhimān vyāsaḥ sarvebhyaḥ śiṣyebhyaḥ idaṃ dharmānukūlaṃ kalyāṇakāri vacaḥ uvāca ||
Bhīṣma dit : «Ayant entendu les paroles de ses disciples, Vyāsa —fils de Parāśara, sage et voué à la droiture, connaisseur du sens véritable des Veda et méditant la fin d’outre-monde— s’adressa à tous ses élèves par des mots conformes au dharma et tendus vers le bien suprême.»
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
A teacher’s instruction should be dharmya (aligned with righteousness) and naiḥśreyasa-oriented (aimed at the highest welfare), grounded in true understanding of the Veda and directed toward the student’s lasting good rather than mere worldly gain.
After hearing his disciples’ words, Vyāsa—described as wise, righteous, and a knower of Vedic truth—addresses all of them with beneficial counsel. Bhīṣma reports this as part of the larger Shānti Parva discourse on dharma and right conduct.