Shloka 36
एकान्तिधर्म-प्रश्नः (Inquiry into Ekāntin Dharma) / The Origin and Practice of Single-Pointed Nārāyaṇa-Centered Discipline
ततः प्रवर्तिता सम्यक् तपोविद्धिर्द्धिजातिभि: । शब्दे चार्थ च हेती च एषा प्रथमसर्गजा,तब उन तपस्वी ब्राह्मणोंने शब्द, अर्थ और हेतुसे युक्त वाणीका प्रयोग किया। यह उनकी प्रथम रचना थी
tataḥ pravartitā samyak tapoviddhir dvijātibhiḥ | śabde cārthe ca hetau ca eṣā prathamasargajā ||
Disse Bhishma: Depois disso, os sábios duas-vezes-nascidos, firmados na disciplina ascética, puseram corretamente em movimento o verdadeiro método da prática espiritual. Então empregaram uma fala bem formada—dotada de som, sentido e razão. Esta foi a primeira criação (ou formulação) nascida no início da ordem cósmica: um uso disciplinado e inteligível da linguagem, alinhado com a verdade e o propósito.
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Right practice and right speech must be disciplined and complete: speech should unite śabda (well-formed expression), artha (clear meaning), and hetu (sound reasoning). Such speech supports dharma because it is truthful, purposeful, and intelligible rather than impulsive or deceptive.
Bhishma describes an early, foundational development: ascetic, learned twice-born sages establish proper tapas-based discipline and then articulate a model of ideal speech—language that is structured by sound, conveys meaning, and is supported by reason—presented as a primordial or first formulation in the order of creation.