Shloka 7
यद् यद्धि किंचित् संधाय पुरुषस्तप्यते तप: । सर्वमेतदवाप्नोति विद्यया चेति न: श्रुतम्
yad yaddhi kiñcit sandhāya puruṣas tapyate tapaḥ | sarvam etad avāpnoti vidyayā ceti naḥ śrutam ||
મનુષ્ય મનમાં જે જે હેતુ ધારણ કરીને તપ કરે છે, તે બધું તપ અને વિદ્યાના બળથી પ્રાપ્ત કરે છે—એવું અમે સાંભળ્યું છે.
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
A clearly formed intention (saṅkalpa) combined with tapas (disciplined self-restraint) and vidyā (knowledge) becomes a powerful means of attainment; the verse presents this as an established traditional teaching (śruti/received hearing).
In Anuśāsana Parva, Bhishma continues his didactic discourse on dharma and right conduct. Here he states a general principle: people who undertake austerity with a definite aim can achieve that aim through the combined efficacy of penance and knowledge.