Shloka 11
Kośa, Bala, and Maryādā: Treasury, Capacity, and Enforceable Limits (कोश-बल-मर्यादा)
अविज्ञानादयोगो हि पुरुषस्पोपजायते । विज्ञानादपि योगश्व योगो भूतिकर: पर:
avijñānād ayogo hi puruṣasyopajāyate | vijñānād api yogaś ca yogo bhūtikaraḥ paraḥ ||
Wika ni Bhishma: «Sa kakulangan ng tunay na pag-unawa, ang tao’y napapahantong sa kawalang-kakayahang kumilos—kapag dumarating ang hirap, hindi niya matukoy ang nararapat na landas. Ngunit mula sa pag-unawa, nakikilala ang wastong paraan; at ang paraang piniling mabuti at isinagawa ang siyang pinakamataas na sanhi ng kasaganaan at kagalingan.»
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Ignorance produces 'ayoga'—the failure to find or apply the right course of action—whereas knowledge reveals the proper means; such rightly applied means is the supreme cause of prosperity and well-being.
In Shanti Parva, Bhishma instructs Yudhishthira on dharma and practical governance. Here he emphasizes that clear understanding is what enables effective action in times of crisis, and that correct action grounded in knowledge leads to flourishing.