Shloka 39
Yajña-bhāga-vyavasthā and the Pravṛtti–Nivṛtti Framework (यज्ञभागव्यवस्था तथा प्रवृत्तिनिवृत्तिधर्मविवेचनम्)
ऊचुस्ते सहिता राजन्निदं वचनमुत्तमम् | यदि प्रीत उपाध्यायो धन्या: स्मो मुनिसत्तम
ūcus te sahitā rājann idaṁ vacanam uttamam | yadi prīta upādhyāyo dhanyāḥ smo munisattama ||
Bhīṣma nói: “Tâu Đại vương, các đệ tử ấy cùng tụ hội và thưa lời tuyệt diệu này: ‘Bạch bậc hiền triết tối thượng, Người là upādhyāya của chúng con. Nếu thầy hài lòng, thì chúng con quả thật là kẻ có phúc.’”
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse teaches that true learning is inseparable from humility and reverence: when the teacher is genuinely pleased—implying the student has learned with discipline and good conduct—the students consider themselves blessed. It frames the guru’s satisfaction as an ethical benchmark, not mere flattery.
In Bhishma’s narration to the king, a group of disciples collectively address their teacher (or a sage acting as their instructor). They speak in unison, declaring that if the preceptor is pleased with them, they count themselves fortunate—signaling respectful closure or affirmation after instruction.