Shloka 11
Yoga, Nārāyaṇa as Supreme Principle, and the Emanation of Categories
Sāṅkhya-Yoga Outline
न हि खल्वनुपायेन कश्रिदर्थोडभिसिद्धाति । सूत्रजालैर्यथा मत्स्यान् बध्नन्ति जलजीविन:
na hi khalv anupāyena kaścid artho ’bhisidhyati | sūtrajālair yathā matsyān badhnanti jalajīvinaḥ ||
毗湿摩说道：若无适当之法，任何目的都不能成就。正如以水中生灵为业者以丝线织网而捕鱼；同样，一切可知之物，唯有凭恰当的器具——知识——并以正当方式运用，方能被把握。
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Bhishma teaches that success depends on upāya—an appropriate means or method. Goals are not reached by mere desire; one must apply the right instrument to the task, and in matters of understanding, that instrument is disciplined knowledge.
In the Shanti Parva’s instruction to Yudhishthira, Bhishma continues his didactic discourse on right conduct and effective action. Here he uses a concrete analogy—fish caught by thread-nets—to illustrate that every result requires a suitable method, and that knowing is achieved through the proper means of knowledge.