Shloka 33
Varṇa-dharma and Rājadharma: Yudhiṣṭhira’s Inquiry and Bhīṣma’s Normative Outline (वर्णधर्म-राजधर्म-प्रश्नोत्तरम्)
त्रयी चान्वीक्षिकी चैव वार्ता च भरतर्षभ । दण्डनीतिश्न विपुला विद्यास्तत्र निदर्शिता:
trayī cānvīkṣikī caiva vārtā ca bharatarṣabha | daṇḍanītiś ca vipulā vidyās tatra nidarśitāḥ ||
毗湿摩说道：“噢，婆罗多族中的雄牛啊，在那部论典中，已阐明这些广博的学问分支——三部吠陀、理性探究（哲学性的考察）、实用经济之学（农耕、畜牧与贸易），以及刑政之学（治国与惩罚的术理）。”
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Bhīṣma identifies the major disciplines a ruler (and society) should know: sacred learning (trayī), critical inquiry (ānvīkṣikī), material prosperity through productive economy (vārtā), and governance through law and policy (daṇḍanīti). Together they balance spiritual authority, rational discernment, wealth-creation, and just administration.
In Śānti Parva, Bhīṣma instructs the Bharata prince on dharma and governance. Here he points to a referenced treatise/teaching in which these broad sciences are systematically explained, emphasizing the intellectual foundations of righteous rule.