Shloka 16
Cavana’s Tests of Kuśika and the Queen (अध्याय ५३: च्यवन–कुशिक-परिक्षा)
जाल सुविततं तेषां नवसूत्रकृतं तथा । विस्तारायामसम्पन्नं यत् तत्र सलिले$क्षिपन्
jāla suvitataṃ teṣāṃ navasūtrakṛtaṃ tathā | vistārāyāmasampannaṃ yat tatra salile 'kṣipan |
بھیشم نے کہا— “انہوں نے پانی میں ایک خوب پھیلا ہوا جال ڈال دیا—نئی ڈوریوں سے بنا ہوا، چوڑائی اور لمبائی میں کامل۔”
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights deliberate preparation and completeness of means: when undertaking an action (especially one with moral stakes), one should employ well-made, properly arranged instruments rather than careless or half-measures.
Bhīṣma describes a concrete action: people cast a carefully spread, newly made net into the water—an image often used to illustrate methodical planning and effective execution within a larger ethical or instructional discourse.