Shloka 11
दानपात्रापात्र-निर्णयः / Determining Worthy Gifts, Recipients, and Permissible Food
भार्गवाच्च्यवनाच्चापि वेदानड्रोपबृंहितान् । प्रतिपेदे महाबाहुर्वसिष्ठाच्चरितव्रतः,“ब्रह्मचर्यव्रतका पालन करके महाबाहु भीष्मने भृगुवंशी च्यवन तथा महर्षि वसिष्ठसे वेदाड़ोंसहित वेदोंका अध्ययन किया है
vaiśampāyana uvāca |
bhārgavāc chyavanāc cāpi vedān aṅgopabṛṃhitān |
pratipede mahābāhur vasiṣṭhāc caritavrataḥ ||
毗湿摩耶那说道：臂力雄伟的毗湿摩，坚守其梵行誓戒之纪律，曾依婆尔伽婆族圣者遮婆那以及婆悉吒而学，遂如法通达诸吠陀，并及其诸支分（吠陀支）。
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse presents disciplined vow-keeping (especially brahmacarya and steadfast observance of vrata) as the moral basis for receiving and mastering sacred knowledge; learning is shown as inseparable from ethical self-control and proper discipleship.
Vaiśampāyana recounts Bhīṣma’s education: he learned and mastered the Vedas along with their ancillary disciplines by studying under renowned sages—Cyavana of the Bhṛgu line and Vasiṣṭha—highlighting his rigorous training and character.