Shloka 22
कपोत-लुब्धकसंवादः — Hunter’s Remorse and Renunciatory Resolve
अनया हतमेवेदमिति शास्त्रमपार्थकम् | दैतेयानुशना प्राह संशयच्छेदनं पुरा
anayā hatam evedam iti śāstram apārthakam | daiteyānuśanā prāha saṃśaya-cchedanaṃ purā ||
毗湿摩说：“有人争辩道：‘此事已被某种推理所驳倒，因此经典毫无意义。’然而这种说法本身就出自无明。不可将理证与经典割裂而求其义，也不可将经典与理证割裂而求其旨；应当凭借二者相辅相成，判定当行之事，然后遵而行之。久远以前，舒克罗阿阇梨（Śukrācārya）亲自将这断疑之理教示于代底耶族（Daityas）。”
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Do not dismiss śāstra as ‘useless’ merely because a particular argument seems to refute it. True discernment of dharma arises when tarka (reasoned inquiry) and śāstra (authoritative teaching) are used together to determine duty.
Bhīṣma, instructing on dharma in the Śānti Parva, cites an older precedent: Śukrācārya once taught the Daityas a principle meant to cut through doubt—namely, that scripture and reasoning should cooperate rather than compete.