Shloka 22

Devanagari script

न्यायतन्त्राण्यनेकानि तैस्तैरुक्तानि वादिभि: । हेत्वागमसदाचारैर्यदुक्ते तदुपास्यताम्‌,तर्कशील दिद्वानोंने तर्कशास्त्रके अनेक ग्रन्थोंका प्रणणयन किया। उन महर्षियोंने युक्तियुक्त शास्त्र और सदाचारके द्वारा जिस ब्रह्मका उपदेश किया है, उसीकी तुम भी उपासना करो

Transliteration

nyāya-tantrāṇy anekāni tais tair uktāni vādibhiḥ | hetv-āgama-sadācārair yad ukte tad upāsyatām ||

Translation

مختلف مناظروں نے استدلال و منطق کے بہت سے نظام پیش کیے ہیں؛ مگر جن مہارشیوں نے دلیل، آگم اور نیک سلوک کے ذریعے جس پرم تَتْو کا उपदेश دیا ہے—تم بھی اسی کو معبودِ مقصود جان کر اختیار کرو۔

Word by Word

न्यायतन्त्राणिtreatises/systems of logic

अनेकानिmany

तैःby them

तैःby those (respective)

उक्तानिstated/propounded

वादिभिःby disputants/debaters

हेतुby reason

आगमby scripture/tradition

सदाचारैःby good conduct

यत्what/that which

उक्तेwhen/where it is stated (in what is stated)

तत्that

उपास्यताम्let it be worshipped/attended to

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

Bhishma

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Bhishma advises that although many logical systems and debated doctrines exist, one should adhere to and worship that highest Reality/teaching which is supported by three validators: sound reasoning (hetu), authoritative tradition (āgama), and righteous conduct (sadācāra).

What is happening in the narrative?

In the Shanti Parva’s instruction on dharma and liberation, Bhishma continues counseling Yudhishthira, cautioning him not to be lost in competing argumentative schools, and directing him toward a practice-oriented, ethically grounded pursuit of the highest truth.