Shloka 7

प्रमाणं यत्‌ स्ववेदोक्तं शास्त्रोक्ते यच्च पठ्यते । वेदशास्त्रद्धयं चैव प्रमाणं तत्‌ सनातनम्‌,वेदोंमें जो प्रमाण बताया गया है तथा शास्त्रमें कहे हुए जिस प्रमाणको पढ़ा और सुना जाता है, वह सब ठीक है; क्योंकि वेद और शास्त्र दोनों ही सनातन प्रमाण हैं

pramāṇaṁ yat svavedoktaṁ śāstrokte yac ca paṭhyate | vedaśāstradvayaṁ caiva pramāṇaṁ tat sanātanam ||

జనకుడు పలికెను—స్వవేదములో ప్రకటింపబడిన ప్రమాణమును, శాస్త్రములలో ఉపదేశింపబడి అధ్యయనము మరియు శ్రవణముచే గ్రహింపబడిన ప్రమాణమును—ఇవన్నియు ప్రమాణమే; ఎందుకంటే వేదమూ శాస్త్రమూ రెండూ కలసి సనాతన ప్రమాణములు.

प्रमाणम्authority, valid means (of knowledge)
प्रमाणम्:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootप्रमाण
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular
यत्which/that
यत्:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootयद्
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular
स्व-वेद-उक्तम्stated in one’s own Veda
स्व-वेद-उक्तम्:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootस्ववेदोक्त
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular
शास्त्र-उक्तेin what is stated in the śāstra
शास्त्र-उक्ते:
Adhikarana
TypeAdjective
Rootशास्त्रोक्त
FormNeuter, Locative, Singular
यत्and which/that
यत्:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootयद्
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular
and
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
पठ्यतेis read/recited
पठ्यते:
TypeVerb
Rootपठ्
FormPresent, Passive, Third, Singular
वेद-शास्त्र-द्वयम्the pair: Veda and śāstra
वेद-शास्त्र-द्वयम्:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootवेदशास्त्रद्वय
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular
and
:
TypeIndeclinable
Root
एवindeed, just
एव:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootएव
प्रमाणम्authority, valid means
प्रमाणम्:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootप्रमाण
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular
तत्that
तत्:
Karta
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular
सनातनम्eternal, perennial
सनातनम्:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootसनातन
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular

जनक उवाच

J
Janaka
V
Veda
Ś
Śāstra

Educational Q&A

Janaka affirms that valid authority (pramāṇa) for dharma and right understanding rests on the combined testimony of Veda and Śāstra; both are regarded as timeless standards, so what is taught there is to be accepted as reliable guidance.

In the didactic setting of Śānti Parva, Janaka speaks as a teacher-figure, clarifying what should count as authoritative proof in matters of conduct and knowledge—pointing the listener back to Vedic revelation and the śāstric tradition derived from and aligned with it.