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Shloka 7

Saṃhāra-krama (The Sequence of Cosmic Dissolution) — Yājñavalkya’s Discourse

अपने-अपने पक्षमें युक्तियुक्त कारण ग्राह्म होता है तथा सिद्धान्तके अनुकूल हितकारक वचन मानने योग्य समझा जाता है। शिष्ट पुरुषोंद्वारा सम्मानित तुम-जैसे लोगोंको श्रेष्ठ पुरुषोंका ही मत ग्रहण करना चाहिये ।।

bhīṣma uvāca | pratyakṣe tvāṃ yogāḥ sāṅkhyāḥ śāstra-viniścayāḥ | ubhe caite mate tattve mama tāta yudhiṣṭhira ||

Bhīṣma berkata: “Dalam hal pengalaman langsung, para Yogin terutama bersandar pada persepsi sebagai alat mengetahui; para pengikut Sāṅkhya pula menaruh kepercayaan pada kewibawaan kitab suci dan doktrin yang telah diputuskan. Wahai Yudhiṣṭhira yang dikasihi, pada pandanganku kedua-dua pendirian ini berasaskan kebenaran. Maka terimalah apa yang beralasan, bermanfaat, dan selaras dengan prinsip yang mapan—terutama pandangan yang dihormati oleh orang bijaksana dan berdisiplin.”

pratyakṣein direct perception
pratyakṣe:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootpratyakṣa
FormNeuter, Locative, Singular
tavaof you/your
tava:
Adhikarana
TypePronoun
Roottvad
Form—, Genitive, Singular
yogāḥthe Yogas / Yoga-followers (doctrines)
yogāḥ:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootyoga
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
sāṅkhyāḥthe Sāṅkhyas / Sāṅkhya-followers (doctrines)
sāṅkhyāḥ:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootsāṅkhya
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
śāstra-viniścayāḥthose whose ascertainment is (based on) scripture
śāstra-viniścayāḥ:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootśāstra-viniścaya
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
ubheboth
ubhe:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootubhā
FormFeminine, Nominative, Dual
caand
ca:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootca
etethese (two)
ete:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootetad
FormMasculine, Nominative, Dual
mateviews/doctrines
mate:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootmata
FormNeuter, Nominative, Dual
tattvein (the matter of) truth/reality
tattve:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Roottattva
FormNeuter, Locative, Singular
mamato me / in my view
mama:
TypePronoun
Rootasmad
Form—, Genitive, Singular
tātadear son
tāta:
TypeNoun
Roottāta
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular
yudhiṣṭhiraO Yudhiṣṭhira
yudhiṣṭhira:
TypeNoun
Rootyudhiṣṭhira
FormMasculine, Vocative, Singular

भीष्म उवाच

B
Bhīṣma
Y
Yudhiṣṭhira
Y
Yoga (as a philosophical/practical system)
S
Sāṅkhya (as a philosophical system)
Ś
Śāstra (scriptural authority)

Educational Q&A

Bhishma affirms that different orthodox paths can be valid: Yoga tends to privilege direct perception/experience, while Sāṅkhya emphasizes scriptural and doctrinal certainty. He advises accepting views that are well-reasoned, beneficial, and endorsed by the wise.

During Bhishma’s instruction to Yudhiṣṭhira in the Śānti Parva, he addresses a philosophical question about competing doctrines. He explains how Yoga and Sāṅkhya differ in their preferred sources of knowledge, yet both can be true in their own way.