Shloka 89
Śuka’s Guṇa-Transcendence and Vyāsa’s Consolation (शुकगति-वर्णनम्)
नन्यूनं कष्टशब्दं वा विक्रमाभिहितं न च न शेषमनु कल्पेन निष्कारणमहेतुकम्
na nyūnaṃ kaṣṭaśabdaṃ vā vikramābhihitaṃ na ca | na śeṣam anu kalpena niṣkāraṇam ahetukam ||
Bhīṣma dit : «Dans ma déclaration, il n’y aura ni faute d’omission, ni mots rudes ou difficiles, ni désordre dans l’enchaînement. Elle n’exigera pas qu’on comble de force des termes manquants ni qu’on s’appuie sur des allusions pour être comprise. Elle ne sera pas non plus vaine ni dépourvue de fondement rationnel.»
भीष्य उवाच
Educational Q&A
Bhīṣma emphasizes that ethical instruction should be communicated with clarity, proper order, and justified purpose—free from omissions, harsh diction, and the need for forced interpretive additions—so that the listener receives a rational, meaningful teaching.
Within the Śānti Parva’s instructional setting, Bhīṣma frames his forthcoming counsel as carefully composed: complete, orderly, and reasoned, assuring the listener that his words are neither obscure nor purposeless.