Shloka 20
Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s Inquiry and Sañjaya’s Etymologies of Kṛṣṇa’s Names
Puruṣottama-nāma-nirvacana
एतज्ज्ञानं विदुर्विप्रा ध्रुवमिन्द्रियधारणम् । एतऊज्ञानं च पन्थाक्ष येन यान्ति मनीषिण:,इन्द्रियोंको दृढ़तापूर्वक संयममें रखना चाहिये। विद्वान् ब्राह्मण इसीको ज्ञान मानते हैं। यह ज्ञान ही वह मार्ग है, जिससे मनीषी पुरुष चलते हैं
sañjaya uvāca |
etaj jñānaṃ vidur viprā dhruvam indriya-dhāraṇam |
etad ū jñānaṃ ca panthāś ca yena yānti manīṣiṇaḥ ||
سنجے نے کہا—علماے برہمن اس کو ہی یقینی علم جانتے ہیں کہ حواس کو مضبوطی سے قابو میں رکھا جائے۔ یہی علم ہے اور یہی وہ راہ ہے جس پر اہلِ دانش چلتے ہیں۔
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
True knowledge is defined as unwavering restraint of the senses (indriya-dhāraṇa). Such self-mastery is presented not merely as a technique but as the very path on which the wise advance.
In Sañjaya’s narration within the Udyoga Parva context, a didactic point is being stated: sages regard disciplined control of the senses as the hallmark of genuine wisdom, indicating the ethical foundation expected amid the rising tensions before war.