Shloka 3
Adhyāya 302: Guṇa-vicāra, Gati-bheda, and the Imperishable State
Yājñavalkya–Janaka
त्वं हि ज्ञाननिधिरवविप्रैरुच्यसे वेदपारगै: । ऋषिभिश्न महाभागैर्यतिभिश्न महात्मभि:,वेदोंके पारंगत विद्वान् ब्राह्मण, महाभाग महर्षि तथा महात्मा यति भी आपको ज्ञाननिधि कहते हैं
tvaṁ hi jñānanidhir avaviprair ucyase vedapāragaiḥ | ṛṣibhiś ca mahābhāgair yatibhiś ca mahātmabhiḥ ||
युधिष्ठिर म्हणाला— “वेदांचे पारंगत विद्वान ब्राह्मण, महाभाग ऋषी आणि महात्मा यती—हे सर्व तुम्हाला ‘ज्ञाननिधी’ असे म्हणतात. ज्यांना परख करता येते, तेच तुमच्या प्रज्ञेची साक्ष देतात.”
युधिछिर उवाच
Educational Q&A
True authority in matters of dharma and conduct is grounded in recognized learning and realized wisdom; the verse establishes the addressee’s credibility by citing the testimony of Veda-knowers, sages, and renunciants.
Yudhiṣṭhira addresses a revered teacher/elder and begins by honoring him as a ‘treasury of knowledge,’ noting that the most learned brāhmaṇas, sages, and ascetics all acknowledge his mastery—setting the stage for instruction on dharma.