Shloka 3
तपःस्वाध्यायनिरत: सत्य: सज्जनसम्मत: । न्यायप्राप्तेन वित्तेन स्वेन शीलेन चान्वित:
tapaḥsvādhyāyanirataḥ satyaḥ sajjanasammataḥ | nyāyaprāptena vittena svena śīlena cānvitaḥ ||
Sinabi ni Bhishma: “Siya’y nakatuon sa pag-aayuno at pag-aaral sa sarili, tapat sa katotohanan, at kinikilala ng mga mabubuti. Taglay niya ang yaman na natamo sa makatarungang paraan at ang sarili niyang marangal na asal.”
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
True excellence is marked by disciplined practice (tapas), Vedic self-study (svādhyāya), truthfulness (satya), social esteem among the virtuous (sajjana-sammata), and wealth earned through just means (nyāya-prāpta vitta), all grounded in personal character (śīla).
Bhishma is describing the qualities of a model person (in context, a Brahmin of exemplary life), highlighting his spiritual disciplines, moral integrity, and righteous livelihood as part of a larger instructive account in the Shanti Parva.