Shloka 51
मनु-उपदेशः — भूत-उत्पत्ति, इन्द्रिय-निवृत्ति, तथा पर-स्वभाव-विवेकः
Manu’s Instruction on Elemental Origination, Sense-Withdrawal, and Discrimination of the Supreme Nature
एवमेके< ध्यवस्यन्ति निवृत्तिरिति चापरे | उभयं सम्प्रधार्यतद् व्यवस्येत यथामति
evam eke 'dhyavasyanti nivṛttir iti cāpare | ubhayaṃ sampradhārya tad vyavasyeta yathāmati ||
毗湿摩说：“因此，有些思想家断定存在‘止息/退转’（nivṛtti），而另一些人则持不同见解。应当把两者都细加权衡，然后依自己的明辨来决定真实。”
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Bhīṣma highlights a philosophical disagreement about ‘cessation/withdrawal’ (nivṛtti) and urges careful deliberation of both sides before forming a reasoned conclusion. Ethically, it models intellectual humility and disciplined inquiry in matters of liberation and renunciation.
In the Śānti Parva’s instructional setting, Bhīṣma continues advising Yudhiṣṭhira on higher dharma and liberation-oriented philosophy. Here he notes that learned people hold differing doctrines and recommends reflective judgment rather than blind adherence.