Shloka 27
Yajña-bhāga-vyavasthā and the Pravṛtti–Nivṛtti Framework (यज्ञभागव्यवस्था तथा प्रवृत्तिनिवृत्तिधर्मविवेचनम्)
सुमन्तुं च महाभागं वैशम्पायनमेव च । जैमिनिं च महाप्राज्ञं पैलं चापि तपस्विनम्
sumantuṁ ca mahābhāgaṁ vaiśampāyanam eva ca | jaiminiṁ ca mahāprājñaṁ pailaṁ cāpi tapasvinam ||
பீஷ்மர் கூறினார்—(வியாசர்) மகாபாக்கியன் சுமந்து, வைசம்பாயனன், மிகுந்த ஞானமுடைய ஜைமினி, தவவான் பைலன்—இவர்களுக்கு (வேதங்களை) போதித்தார்.
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Sacred knowledge is preserved and made effective through qualified transmission: disciples are described by merit—fortune, wisdom, and ascetic discipline—implying that learning is inseparable from ethical fitness and self-control.
Bhishma lists the principal disciples associated with the tradition of Vyasa’s teaching—Sumantu, Vaishampayana, Jaimini, and Paila—situating the discussion within the lineage by which the Vedas and Itihasa were handed down.