Shloka 85
Varṇa-dharma and Rājadharma: Yudhiṣṭhira’s Inquiry and Bhīṣma’s Normative Outline (वर्णधर्म-राजधर्म-प्रश्नोत्तरम्)
अध्यायानां सहस्नरेण काव्य: संक्षेपमब्रवीत् । तच्छास्त्रममितप्रज्ञो योगाचार्यो महायशा:
adhyāyānāṁ sahasreṇa kāvyaḥ saṁkṣepam abravīt | tacchāstram amitaprajño yogācāryo mahāyaśā ||
Bhīṣma berkata: Guru Yoga yang masyhur, Śukrācārya—termulia namanya dan tak terukur kebijaksanaannya—telah mengemukakan ringkasan padat ajaran itu, memampatkannya menjadi seribu bab. Dengan demikian, himpunan pengajaran yang luas menjadi mudah dicapai melalui rumusan berdisiplin dan tuntunan yang berwibawa.
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
That authoritative knowledge (śāstra), especially Yoga as a disciplined path, is preserved and made practicable through skilled condensation and clear instruction by a qualified teacher; the emphasis is on transmission, accessibility, and fidelity to doctrine.
Bhīṣma, instructing on dharma in the Śānti Parva, cites the famed and wise Śukrācārya as an exemplar of a yogic authority who summarized an extensive teaching into a structured compendium of a thousand chapters.