Shloka 14
सभा-पर्यवसान-प्रस्थानवचनम् | Counsel at the Point of Departure
भीष्म उवाच उक्तवानस्मि कल्याणि धर्मस्य परमा गति: । लोके न शक््यते ज्ञातुमपि विज्ञैर्महात्मभि:,भीष्मजीने कहा--कल्याणि! मैं पहले ही कह चुका हूँ कि धर्मकी गति बड़ी सूक्ष्म है। लोकमें विज्ञ महात्मा भी उसे ठीक-ठीक नहीं जान सकते
bhīṣma uvāca: uktavān asmi kalyāṇi dharmasya paramā gatiḥ | loke na śakyate jñātum api vijñair mahātmabhiḥ ||
Wika ni Bhīṣma: “O marangal na ginang, nasabi ko na: ang landas ng dharma ay napakapinong masalimuot. Sa mundong ito, hindi ito ganap na mauunawaan—maging ng mga pantas at dakilang kaluluwa.”
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Dharma’s true course is subtle and difficult to pin down; one should approach moral judgment with humility, recognizing that even the wise may not grasp it completely.
Bhishma addresses a noble woman and reiterates a prior point: that discerning the precise workings and outcomes of dharma in worldly situations is extremely difficult, even for learned and virtuous people.