Shloka 11
Prahlāda–Indra Saṃvāda: Kartṛtva (Agency) and Svabhāva (Nature) in the Causation of Karma
कल्कापेतामपरुषामनृशंसामपैशुनाम् । ईदृगल्पं च वक्तव्यमविक्षिप्तेन चेतसा
kalkāpetām aparuṣām anṛśaṃsām apaiśunām | īdṛg-alpaṃ ca vaktavyam avikṣiptena cetasā ||
ພີສະມະ ກ່າວວ່າ: «ຄວນເວົ້າຄໍາທີ່ປອດຈາກມົນທິນ ບໍ່ກະດ້າງ ບໍ່ໂຫດຮ້າຍ ແລະບໍ່ປົນເປື້ອນດ້ວຍການນິນທາ. ແມ່ນແຕ່ຄໍາເວົ້າແບບນັ້ນກໍຄວນເວົ້າແຕ່ພອດປະມານ ແລະດ້ວຍໃຈທີ່ໝັ້ນຄົງ ບໍ່ຟຸ້ງຊ່ານ—ໂດຍສະເພາະສໍາລັບຜູ້ທີ່ເຫັນຄວາມລະອຽດອ່ອນຂອງທຳມະ ແລະປາດຖະໜາຈະເວົ້າສິ່ງທີ່ເປັນປະໂຫຍດແທ້»។
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Speech should be ethically purified: truthful yet non-harmful, gentle, compassionate, and free from slander; moreover, even good speech should be measured and spoken with a steady, undistracted mind.
In Śānti Parva, Bhīṣma instructs on dharma and proper conduct; here he gives a rule of disciplined speech as part of ethical living and self-mastery.