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 ||
ビーシュマは言った。「我が言には欠落の過ちなく、難渋で耳障りな語もなく、順序の乱れもない。理解のために欠けた語を無理に補ったり、回りくどい示唆に頼ったりする必要もない。さらにそれは無益でもなく、理の支えを欠くこともない。」
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.