Shloka 35

Śreyas-nirdeśa (Discerning the Superior Good): Nārada–Gālava Saṃvāda

Devanagari script

नास्ति विद्यासमं चक्षुर्नास्ति विद्यासमं फलम्‌

Transliteration

nāsti vidyāsamaṃ cakṣur nāsti vidyāsamaṃ phalam

Translation

Bhīṣma bersabda: “Tiada penglihatan yang setara dengan ilmu, dan tiada ganjaran yang setara dengan ilmu.” Dalam ajaran etika Śānti Parva, hal ini menegaskan bahawa pembelajaran ialah ‘mata batin’ yang paling jernih untuk menilai dharma, serta buah tertinggi dan paling berkekalan daripada usaha manusia.

Word by Word

नnot

अस्तिis/exists

विद्या-समम्equal to knowledge

चक्षुःeye; (metaph.) vision

नnot

अस्तिis/exists

विद्या-समम्equal to knowledge

फलम्fruit; result

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

Bhīṣma

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Knowledge (vidyā) is portrayed as the highest form of ‘sight’—the capacity to perceive right and wrong—and as the greatest ‘fruit,’ meaning the most valuable and lasting result of human striving.

What is happening in the narrative?

In the Śānti Parva’s instruction section, Bhīṣma is teaching Yudhiṣṭhira about dharma and right living; this verse is a concise maxim emphasizing the supreme value of knowledge within that counsel.