Shloka 13
Vipulopākhyāna—Ruci-rakṣā and Śakra’s Māyā (विपुलोपाख्यानम्—रुचिरक्षणं शक्रमाया च)
हेतुवादान् ब्रुवन् सत्सु विजेताहेतुवादिक: । आक्रोष्टा चातिवक्ता च ब्राह्मणानां सदैव हि
bhīṣma uvāca | hetuvādān bruvan satsu vijetāhetuvādikaḥ | ākroṣṭā cātivaktā ca brāhmaṇānāṃ sadaiva hi |
ビーシュマは言った。「善き人々の集いにあって、空疎な論争を吐き、詭弁で勝利を得る者。大声で罵り、度を越して節度なく語る者——とりわけバラモンに対してそうする者——そのような者は社会的に穢れた者として見なすべきである。賢者たちは彼を犬にたとえた。」
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Bhishma condemns winning debates through empty sophistry and abusive loud speech, especially when directed at Brahmins and the virtuous. True dharma requires disciplined reasoning aligned with śāstra and respectful conduct; mere contentious logic and reviling speech mark a person as socially and morally impure.
In Anushasana Parva, Bhishma is instructing Yudhishthira on dharma and proper conduct. Here he characterizes a type of person—one who relies on captious argument and reviling speech in the assembly of good people—and states that such a person should be treated as impure and is censured by the wise.