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 ||
毗湿摩说道:“我的陈述中不将有遗漏之失,不用艰涩粗厉之辞,次第亦不紊乱;理解它不必强行补缀缺词,也不必依赖曲折暗示。它既非无用之言,亦非无理之说。”
भीष्य उवाच
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.