Shloka 11
Vyāghra–Gomāyu Saṃvāda (व्याघ्रगोमायु संवाद) — Testing Character Beneath Appearances
इति तेषां वच: श्रुत्वा प्रत्युवाच समाहित: । मधुरै: प्रसृतैर्वाक्यै्हेतुमद्धिरनिष्ठरै:,उनकी ऐसी बात सुनकर सियार एकाग्रचित्त हो मधुर, विस्तृत, युक्तियुक्त तथा कोमल वचनोंद्वारा इस प्रकार बोला--
iti teṣāṃ vacaḥ śrutvā pratyuvāca samāhitaḥ | madhuraiḥ prasṛtair vākyair hetumadbhir aniṣṭharaiḥ ||
ಅವರ ಮಾತುಗಳನ್ನು ಕೇಳಿ ನರಿಯು ಏಕಾಗ್ರಚಿತ್ತನಾಗಿ, ಸಮಾಧಾನದಿಂದ, ಮಧುರವಾದ, ವಿಸ್ತೃತವಾದ, ಯುಕ್ತಿಯುಕ್ತವಾದ ಹಾಗೂ ಮೃದು—ಕಠೋರವಲ್ಲದ—ವಾಕ್ಯಗಳಿಂದ ಹೀಗೆ ಉತ್ತರಿಸಿದನು.
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Effective counsel should be delivered with sweetness, clarity, and sound reasoning, while avoiding harshness—self-controlled speech strengthens ethical persuasion.
After listening to what others have said, the jackal responds calmly, choosing gentle, well-reasoned, and elaborated words—setting the tone for a moral or strategic reply.