Shloka 8
हेतूनामन्तमासाद्य विपुलं ज्ञानमुत्तमम्
hetūnām antam āsādya vipulaṁ jñānam uttamam |
Bhishma berkata: “Apabila seseorang sampai ke penghujung alasan dan perdebatan semata-mata, barulah ia memperoleh pengetahuan yang luas dan tertinggi. Pengetahuan itulah sahaja cahaya paling mulia bagi seluruh dunia. Wahai Raja, apa yang lahir daripada logik kosong bukanlah pengetahuan yang sebenar dan tidak wajar dianggap berautoriti; patut ditinggalkan segala ‘pengetahuan’ yang tidak berasaskan Veda.”
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Bhishma teaches that reasoning has limits: true, reliable knowledge is ‘supreme’ when it transcends endless argument and is aligned with śruti (the Veda). Mere logical constructions, without Vedic grounding, should not be treated as authoritative.
In the Anushasana Parva’s instruction section, Bhishma continues advising the king (Yudhiṣṭhira) on dharma and right understanding, emphasizing that scriptural testimony and realized wisdom outrank purely argumentative logic.