Shloka 27
Yajña-bhāga-vyavasthā and the Pravṛtti–Nivṛtti Framework (यज्ञभागव्यवस्था तथा प्रवृत्तिनिवृत्तिधर्मविवेचनम्)
सुमन्तुं च महाभागं वैशम्पायनमेव च । जैमिनिं च महाप्राज्ञं पैलं चापि तपस्विनम्
sumantuṁ ca mahābhāgaṁ vaiśampāyanam eva ca | jaiminiṁ ca mahāprājñaṁ pailaṁ cāpi tapasvinam ||
毗湿摩说道：“（他教导了）光耀的苏曼图（Sumantu），以及毗舍波耶那（Vaiśampāyana）；大智的阇弥尼（Jaimini）；还有苦行者派罗（Paila）。”在此语境中，此颂追忆毗耶娑将神圣之学传付于堪受之弟子——强调学问之所以得以护持，在于品德、戒律与受学之资。
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Sacred knowledge is preserved and made effective through qualified transmission: disciples are described by merit—fortune, wisdom, and ascetic discipline—implying that learning is inseparable from ethical fitness and self-control.
Bhishma lists the principal disciples associated with the tradition of Vyasa’s teaching—Sumantu, Vaishampayana, Jaimini, and Paila—situating the discussion within the lineage by which the Vedas and Itihasa were handed down.