Shloka 80
Śuka’s Guṇa-Transcendence and Vyāsa’s Consolation (शुकगति-वर्णनम्)
एषामेकैकशोडर्थानां सौक्ष्म्यादीनां स्वलक्षणम् | शृणु संसार्यमाणानां पदार्थयदवाक्यत:,ये जो सौक्ष्म्य आदि अर्थ हैं, ये पद, वाक्य, पदार्थ और वाक्यार्थरूपसे खोलकर बताये जा रहे हैं। आप इनमेंसे एक-एकका अलग-अलग लक्षण सुनिये
eṣām ekaikaśo 'rthānāṁ saukṣmyādīnāṁ svalakṣaṇam | śṛṇu saṁsāryamāṇānāṁ padārthayad avākyataḥ ||
Bhīṣma berkata: Sekarang dengarkan ciri pembeda masing-masing makna itu—mulai dari saukṣmya—sebagaimana diuraikan melalui kata, kalimat, makna kata, dan makna keseluruhan kalimat; dengarkan satu per satu.
भीष्य उवाच
Educational Q&A
Bhishma introduces a method of precise understanding: concepts like “subtlety” are to be grasped through their individual definitions, and clarified via levels of linguistic meaning—word, sentence, word-meaning, and sentence-meaning.
In the Shanti Parva’s instructional setting, Bhishma signals a transition into detailed exposition, inviting the listener to attend as he explains each concept systematically and defines it distinctly.