Shloka 6
तपो येषां धन नित्यं वाक् चैव विपुलं बलम् | प्रभवश्वैव धर्माणां धर्मज्ञा: सूक्ष्मदर्शिन:,सदा तपस्या उनका धन और वाणी उनका महान् बल है। वे धर्मोंकी उत्पत्तिके कारण, धर्मके ज्ञाता और सूक्ष्मदर्शी हैं
tapo yeṣāṃ dhana nityaṃ vāk caiva vipulaṃ balam | prabhavaś caiva dharmāṇāṃ dharmajñāḥ sūkṣmadarśinaḥ ||
ഭീഷ്മൻ പറഞ്ഞു—ആരുടെയോ നിത്യധനം തപസ്സും, ആരുടെയോ വാക്കുതന്നെ മഹാബലവും ആകുന്നുവോ, അവർ ധർമ്മങ്ങളുടെ ഉദ്ഭവത്തിന് കാരണമാകുന്നു. അവർ ധർമ്മജ്ഞരും സൂക്ഷ്മദർശികളും ആണ്.
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
True authority in dharma comes from inner discipline (tapas) and truthful, well-governed speech. Those grounded in austerity and wise counsel become reliable sources for understanding and sustaining dharma, because they can perceive subtle moral distinctions.
In the Anushasana Parva’s instruction section, Bhishma continues advising on righteous conduct. Here he characterizes exemplary sages/virtuous persons: their ‘wealth’ is austerity, their ‘power’ is speech, and they are portrayed as originators and expert interpreters of dharma through subtle insight.